The Red Velvet cake is a typical cake from the southern United States that gets its name from the red color of the cake. The cream cheese frosting is exquisite, you will surely love this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade. (356°F)
In an electric mixer beat the sugar and oil. Add the eggs and beat well after each egg.
Add the red dye and vanilla and continue whisking. Add the flour, cocoa, milk, salt and 1 tablespoon of white vinegar and continue whisking.
In a small bowl, mix the remaining vinegar with the baking soda. Add to the cake batter and continue whisking for 10 minutes.
Grease two round cake pans with unsalted butter. Pour the batter in the two cake pans.
Bake the cake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
While baking the cake, prepare the frosting. In an electric mixer beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy (3 minutes). Add the confectioner's sugar and vanilla and beat for 5 more minutes.
Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool before removing from the cake pan. Cover 1 cake with the cream cheese frosting and put on the other cake, cover all with cream cheese frosting.
Nutritional Information
* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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