red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting
A yummy and easy cake to make for your favorite Valentine!
prep time
45 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
yield
8 - 12
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cocoa
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 - eggs
- 1 1/2 cups canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 bottle red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- CREME CHEESE FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese
- 1 box confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup lightly toasted chopped pecans (optional)
How To Make red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3 (9 inch) round cake pans
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Step 2Sift flour, baking soda and cocoa together. Beat sugar and eggs together in a large bowl.
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Step 3In a separate bowl, mix together oil, vinegar, food coloring and vanilla. Add to the bowl of eggs and sugar and beat until combined.
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Step 4Add the flour mixture and the buttermilk to the wet mixture by alternating the buttermilk and dry ingredients. Always start with the flour and end with the flour.
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Step 5Pour batter into pans. Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean but be careful not to overbake.
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Step 6Cool layers on wire rack about 10 minutes before turning out of pan. Cool completely before frosting.
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Step 7Frosting directions... Let butter and cream cheese soften to room temperature. Cream well. Add sugar and beat until mixed but not too much. Add vanilla. Add nuts if you choose. Spread between layers and on top and sides of cake. NOTE: Most of the time I double this frosting recipe or use 1 1/2 to cover the cake well.
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