Red Velvet Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup red food coloring
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
• 3 cream together butter and sugar with electric mixer until fluffy.
• 4 add the eggs, one at a time and beat well after each.
• 5 make a paste with the food coloring and cocoa.
• 6 (it takes a few minutes to get the chocolate to absorb liquid--be patient and keep stirring).
• 7 add this paste to the butter/sugar mixture.
• 8 sift together the flour, salt and baking soda.
• 9 add it to the sugar/butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing well between additions.
• 10 (begin and end with dry ingredients).
• 11 after last addition of flour mixture, stir in vanilla and vinegar.
• 12 beat for another minute and then divide into 3 prepared pans.
• 13 bake for about 35 minutes, or until done.
• 14 cool for 10 minutes and then remove from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
• 15 to make icing: mix flour and milk in small pan and cook over low heat until it is thick (stirring often--constantly near end).
• 16 this will take about 10 minute.
• 17 remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
• 18 meanwhile, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla.
• 19 beat until it is very light and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
• 20 when the flour mixture is cooled, add it to the butter mixture and beat until just mixed.
• 21 assemble the cake with a thin layer of icing between the layers and cover the top and sides of cake.