Red Velvet Cake

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Dessert
Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2-2/3 cup Cake flour
  • 3 tbsp Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp Distilled white vinegar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp Red gel food coloring
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted butter (softened, 1 sticks)
  • 3/4 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1-1/2 cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 2 8-oz Cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter (softened, 2 sticks)
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 5 cups Confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease and flour three 8 or 9 inch round cake pan.
  2. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and ½ tsp salt
  3. Combine buttermilk, vinegar, 2 tsp of vanilla extract, and the red food coloring.
  4. In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat together ½ cup (1 stick) of butter, vegetable oil, and granulated sugar on medium-high speed, until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until fully combined after each addition.
  6. With the mixer on low speed, beat in flour mixture in 2 to 3 additions, alternating with the buttermilk mixture. Scrape down the sides of the bowl between additions.
  7. Divide the batter evenly between the 2 cake pans.
  8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
  9. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes and then cool on wire rack.
  10. To make the cream cheese frosting, in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese, the remaining butter (2 sticks), 2 tsp of vanilla extract, and 1/8 tsp of salt until smooth, about 2 minutes.
  11. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix on low speed until combined, beat 2 minutes on medium-high.
  12. Assemble the cake with about 1/3 of the frosting between the 2 cake layers