Sylvia's Red Velvet Cake

Name: Sylvia's Red Velvet Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups cake flour; 2 teaspoons cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 2 large eggs; 1 cup buttermilk; 2 ounces red food coloring; 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

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Recipe by redbluewhiteyellow07

Great for cake or cupcakes...AWESOME and so moist and good. :)

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READY IN: 55mins

SERVES: 8

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Cake
2 ¹⁄₂

cups cake flour
2

teaspoons cocoa powder
1

teaspoon baking soda
1

teaspoon baking powder
1

teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₂

cups sugar
¹⁄₂

cup unsalted butter, softened
2

large eggs
1

cup buttermilk
2

ounces red food coloring
1

teaspoon distilled white vinegar
1

teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting
1

(8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¹⁄₂

cup unsalted butter, softened
1

cup confectioners' sugar
1

teaspoon vanilla extract
1

cup chopped pecans (optional)

DIRECTIONS

For the CAKE:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (9 inch) cake pans. In a medium bowl or on a piece of waxed paper, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk. Beat in food coloring and vinegar, then add vanilla. Spread the batter evenly in the pans. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Turn out onto a rack to cool.
For the FROSTING:
In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese and butter. Beat in confectioner's sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Stir in pecans. Use frosting to fill in between layers and ice cake.

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