SAVANNAH'S PERFECTLY RAVISHING RED VELVET CAKE

Savannah's Perfectly Ravishing Red Velvet Cake image

The richest, reddest...most coveted cake in my area...So easy to make...gorgeous to serve!

Provided by Savannah

Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 (1 ounce) bottles red food coloring
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
2 ½ cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon white vinegar
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ pounds confectioners' sugar, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
Pour red food coloring into a small bowl, and mix with cocoa powder to make a paste. In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup of butter, sugar, and eggs with an electric mixer until smooth and thoroughly combined; mix in the red color mixture, salt and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Gradually mix in the buttermilk, alternating with flour, until the batter is smooth. Mix the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl, and stir into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing cakes to finish cooling on racks.
In a bowl, mash cream cheese with 1/2 cup softened butter and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract until smooth and creamy; stir in the confectioners' sugar, about half a cup at a time, until the frosting is thick and spreadable. Frost fully-cooled layers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 639.2 calories, Carbohydrate 103.6 g, Cholesterol 93.3 mg, Fat 23.4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 14.4 g, Sodium 550.6 mg, Sugar 81.9 g