Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Red Velvet Cake Recipe.

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups canola oil
1 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 TBSPs red food coloring
1 TSP white vinegar
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 TBSPs baking cocoa
1 TSP baking soda
FROSTING:


1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 TSPs vanilla extract
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line bottoms of 2 greased 9" round pans with parchment; grease parchment.
Beat the first 5 ingredients until well blended.
In another bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking cocoa and baking soda; gradually beat into oil mixture.

Transfer batter to prepared pans.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove parchment.
Cool completely.

Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until blended.
Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.
Using a long serrated knife, trim tops of cakes; set tops aside.
Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate.
Spread with 3/4 cup frosting.
Top with remaining cake layer, bottom side up.
Frost top and sides with remaining frosting.

Break cake tops into pieces.
Pulse in a food processor until fine crumbs form.
Decorate cake with crumbs as desired.

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