BEST EVER RED VELVET CAKE

BEST EVER RED VELVET CAKE image

Yield 12 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

2c all purpose flour
1 tsp each baking soda, salt, baking powder
2T unsweetened cocoa powder
2c sugar
1c vegetable oil
2 eggs
1c buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
1-2 oz red food coloring
1 tsp white vinegar
1/2c prepared plain hot coffee (don't skip this!)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa and baking powders. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine sugar and veg oil. Mix in eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and red food coloring until combined. Stir in coffee and vinegar. Combine wet and dry ingredients a little at a time, mixing after each addition, until just combined. Grease and flour 2-3 round cake pans. Pour batter evenly into each pan. Bake in middle rack for 30-40 mins until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Do not overbake. Let pans cool on rack until warm to touch. Then slide knife around inside of pans to loosen and remove cakes from pans. Let cool. If cakes are really moist and hard to handle, you may refrigerate until firmer before icing. Frost cake with cream cheese icing when cool.