Red Velvet Cake

Name: Red Velvet Cake
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 14 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup sifted cake flour (not self rising); 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 8 tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 1/2 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 2 tbsp liquid red food coloring; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature; 2 tsp distilled white vinegar; 1 tsp baking soda

David May @cook_2968762

Red Velvet Cake

David May @cook_2968762

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Ingredients

10 mins

14 servings

2 1/4 cupsifted cake flour (not self rising)
1/4 cupcocoa powder
1/2 tspsalt
8 tbsp (1 stick)unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cupsugar
2large eggs, at room temperature
2 tbspliquid red food coloring
1 tspvanilla extract
1 cupbuttermilk, at room temperature
2 tspdistilled white vinegar
1 tspbaking soda

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Steps

10 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two 9"x2" round cake pans.
2

Sift flour, cocoa, and salt into a bowl.
3

In stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat butter at low speed until creamy
4

Add sugar; blend on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, untill fluffy, about 3 mins.
5

Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each. Scrape bowl; add food coloring and vanilla.
6

On low speed, beat in flour mixture in thirds, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
7

In small bowl, stir together vinegar and baking soda.
8

Stir into batter
9

Divide batter between prepared pans; spread evenly.
10

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 25 to 30 mins.