Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake

1 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp cocoa powder

2 oz red food coloring

2 1/2 cup cake flour 

1 cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vinegar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In mixing bowl, cream together butter, eggs, and sugar.  Mix together cocoa powder and food coloring.  Add this to butter mix.  Alternately add cake flour and buttermilk.  (If you don't have cake flour put 2 Tbsp corn starch in 1 cup measuring cup and fill remainder of cup with all purpose flour; if you don't have buttermilk add a tsp or so of lemon juice to 1 cup liquid measuring cup and add milk to make 1 cup - let sit briefly).  Add vanilla.  Fold in baking soda and vinegar.  Pour into two well greased cake pans (or cupcake tins of your choosing).  Bake around 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  Let cool.  Invert cakes from pan.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

Two 8oz pkg cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 cup powdered sugar

1tsp vanilla

Saving a small amount for artistic flair.  Frost top of one cake.  Plop other cake on top and frost top and sides.  Take a small amount out and add 3-4 drops of red food coloring to make a nice pink shade.  Put this colored frosting in cake decorating tube and make cute little hearts or just let your artistic talent take you away and put blobs on.

Last time I didn't think I had quite enough frosting so I doubled the recipe and now I have too much.  Perhaps somewhere in between next time. But, alas I love red velvet cake and wonder about adding beets next time instead of food coloring.  Hmmmm, intrigued I guess I'll just have to make more red velvet cake...I mean I have frosting.  What's a girl to do?  If only there were someone to share it with....