Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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I’ve been pretty ill the last week, so I haven’t been able to post lately. This is the dessert I made for my families Valentines Day supper. Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. This cake is really chocolaty and rich, and was a perfect ending to our meal of grilled steaks and Twice Baked Potatoes. (Posting that recipe next.) My daughter frosted and decorated the cake and I think she did a great job.
Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
1 stick butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 ounces red food coloring
2 Tablespoons cocoa (heaping)
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
In a large mixer bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Next add the red food coloring and cocoa and blend well. Mixing on low speed, add buttermilk and flour alternately. Add vanilla flavoring and baking soda into the batter and mix well, but do not over-beat to ensure a light fluffy cake.
Transfer into two floured and greased 9 inch round cake pans. Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 25-30 minutes. Cool.
Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting
april
April is a dedicated wife and mother of five. She resides in Southern Indiana, along with her husband Joe and their daughter Melissa, and enjoys the quite life on their 3 acre homestead. Since finding out that she has several food allergies, and is gluten intolerant, her recipes have turned from old-fashioned Southern favorites, to Paleo and Primal foods. Still just as delicious as the foods she was raised on, but healthier! Follow along as she blogs about her adventures in frugal, grain-free and refined sugar-free cooking, gardening, and household tips. April is also the owner and writer of The Secret Recipe Club, the fun Secret Santa of the food blog world.
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What a beautiful cake. Red velvet is one of my family's faves and I have no doubt that yours was super good. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog until tomorrow night and I'd like to invite you to stop by and link your cake up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/0…
red velvet is always a win
glad to have found your blog! -meg@ http://www.clutzycooking.blogspot.com@ http://www.myscribblednotebook.blogspot.com
Welcome Meaghan
That is a gorgeous cake! Thanks for sharing the recipe!