Hands Down the Best Red Velvet Cake
"Super moist and delicious!!! Courtesy of Vanessa West. Thank you!!!"
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
8-12
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1⁄2 cups oil
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
- 2 teaspoons cocoa
-
Icing
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temp
- 1⁄2 cup butter, room temp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (1 lb) box confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- pecans, for decorating
directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Cream together the sugar and oil.
- Beat in the eggs.
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Mix cocoa, food coloring, and vinegar in a small bowl.
- Add to sugar mixture and mix well.
- Beat a small amount of the flour mixture and mix well.
- Add a small amount of buttermilk and mix well.
- Alternate each flour and buttermilk, ending with flour.
- Add vanilla and mix well.
- Pour into 3 (8-inch) cake pans that have been greased and floured.
- Bake 22 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cream the cream cheese and butter together.
- Add vanilla and mix well.
- Add the confectioner's sugar and mix until creamy.
- Fold in pecans.
- Spread over cooled cakes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Air Force Mama
United States
