- 10
- 20 mins
- 80 mins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Butter, softened
- 3 cups Sugar
- 5 Large Eggs
- 3 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 cup Whole Buttermilk
- 1 (1oz) Bottle Red Food Coloring
- 1 tsp Distilled White Vinegar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Cream Cheese Glaze-
- 1 (3oz) Package Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups Confectioners Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Milk
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat over to 325
Grease and flour a 12-cup fluted pan.
In a arge bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium-high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda.
In a small bowl, combine buttermilk, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spoon batter into prepared pan, and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack. Drizzle cooled cake with Cream Cheese Glaze.
Cream Cheese Glaze-
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until combined. Add milk, beating until smooth.