Amazing Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This is actually my niece's recipe and she makes it every year for Christmas. I like this recipe better than others, because it doesn't call for oil, but uses butter instead. Enjoy! Ingredients:
(cake ingredients) |
2 1/2 cups cake flour or 2 1/4 regular flour |
3 tablespoons cocoa |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
3/4 cup butter - softened |
2 cups sugar |
3 eggs |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 - 1 oz bottles food color |
3 tablespoons water |
1 cup buttermilk |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 tablespoon vinegar |
(frosting ingredients) |
1 - 8 oz pkg of cream cheese |
1 stick of butter |
1 pkg of confectioners sugar (10x powdered sugar) |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Grease and dust with flour two 9 inch round cake pans
3. Sift together flour, cocoa, salt & baking powder in a large bowl and set aside.
4. Sift sugar separate and set aside.
5. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy
6. Beat in eggs 1 at a time making sure not to overbeat.
7. Add vanilla
8. Beat in red food color - scrape down sides of bowl with spatula
9. Alternate adding flour mix and buttermilk (4 times) ending with flour Dissolve baking soda and vinegar in a glass bowl - add to batter at medium speed.
10. Bake 25 30 min or until tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean
11. Frosting - place cream cheese, butter in mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Add sugar and beat. Batter will become creamy - add more sugar to suit your taste
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