Perfect Red Velvet Cake

photo by BB2011

- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
-
Cake
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 3 (1 ounce) bottles red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour, sifted
-
Frosting
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Cake:.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream together margarine and sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well each time.
- Mix cocoa and food color until cocoa is dissolved in food color. Then mix with above.
- Add flavoring and mix.
- Mix soda and buttermilk.
- Add flour and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Mix well but do not overbeat, as cake will be tough.
- Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch pans and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Cool and frost.
- For three layer cake, use three 8″ pans and cook for 20min.
- Frosting:.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the cold cream cheeses and butter until creamy.
- Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners’ sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.
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<p>I'm a science teacher who likes experimenting with a variety of recipes and ingredients. I'm a vegetarian (since 11/2003) and my sister is vegan, so many of my recipes reflect this.</p>