Red Velvet Cake

By Joan_Z

Ingredients

• 2 cups All purpose flour
• 1 tsp. Baking soda
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 1 1/2 cups Sugar
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 1 3/4 cups Vegetable oil
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 2 oz. Red food coloring
• 1 tsp. Cider vinegar
• FROSTING
• 1 Pkg Cream cheese (8 oz) softened
• 1/2 cup 1 stick butter
• 1 box 1 lb. confectioners sugar minus 1/2 cup 1 tsp. Vanilla extract

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

3 8" round cake pans, greased & floured

To make the cake:

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. In a mixing bowl, using an electric beater, cream sugar, then beat in buttermilk, oil and eggs. Blend dry ingredients into creamed mixture. add vanilla, coloring and vinegar.

Bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then invert onto baking racks and cool completely. Frost.

Frosting:

In a medium bowl, using an electric beater, mix cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth. Add vanilla extract, beat well. Spread between layers on sides and top of cooled cake.