Red Velvet Cake

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Red Velvet Cake

• 1 c butter softened
  
• 3 c sugar
  
• 6 large eggs
  
• 1-1/2 oz red food coloring (depending on how red you want it)
  
• 3 Tb cocoa powder
  
• 3 c all purpose flour
  
• 1 c buttermilk
  
• dash of salt
  
• 1 tsp baking soda dissolved in
  
• 1 T white vinegar
  
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3 8inch pans

In mixing bowl cream 1c butter with sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix food coloring with cocoa and add to mixture. Add flour alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla and salt. Mix baking soda with vinegar and gently stir into mixture. Do NOT overmix.

Divide batter into prepared pans. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool on rack for 10 minutes before removing from pans.

Frost with Cream Cheese icing.

Keywords: Dessert, Cake

( RG465 )