Red Velvet Cake

My daughter, Surekha has taken a liking to Red Velvet cakes recently so my friend shared the recipe she uses from Divas Can Cook. Here it is with some notes to self:

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

2 Tablespoons unsweetened, cocoa powder

2 cups sugar (I use 1 1/2 cups sugar)

1 cup vegetable oil or canola

2 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1-2 oz. red food coloring, depends how deep you want the color

1 teaspoon of white distilled vinegar

½ cup of prepared plain hot coffee (don't skip this ingredient - mix 1 tsp instant coffee in 1/2 cup hot water)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees celsius

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt using a spatula. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, combine the sugar and vegetable oil.

4. Mix in the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and red food coloring until combined using a mixer

5. Stir in the coffee and white vinegar.

6. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients a little at time, mixing after each addition, just until combined using spatula again.

7. Generously grease and flour two round, 9 inch cake pans with shortening and flour.

8. Pour the batter evenly into each pan.

9. Bake in the middle rack for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not over bake as cake will continue to cook as it cools.

10. Let pans cool on a cooling rack until the pans are warm to the touch.

11. Slide a knife or offset spatula around the inside of the pans to loosen the cake from the pan.

12. Remove the cakes from the pan and let them cool.

13. Frost the cake with cream cheese frosting when the cakes have cooled completely.

Notes Be sure to not overbake! Check the cake at 30 minutes as some ovens run really hot. Cakes are really moist and you may need to refrigerate them to firm them up before stacking and frosting. To bake cupcakes, bake for 18-20 minutes, checking at the 18 minute mark.

This recipe came from Divas Can Cook which is

Old School Cooking For The Modern Woman.

Make sure you go check out the website for more great recipes.

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