How do you make red velvet cake?

Answer 1

Red Velvet Cake

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2 1/2 cup self rising flour

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vinegar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 two-ounce bottle red food coloring

Combine buttermilk and vinegar - set aside.

Combine sugar, oil, food coloring and eggs, mix well. Add flour and buttermilk/vinegar mixture to sugar mixture alternately, beginning and ending with flour (add 1/3 of the flour, blend; then add 1/2 of the buttermilk, blend; then add of the 1/3 flour, blend; then add last 1/2 of milk, blend; then add last 1/3 flour, blend).

Bake in two greased and floured round cake pans at 350 till done, about 25 - 30 minutes. Let cool in cake pans for 10 minutes, then turn out on to cake racks to cool thoroughly.

Icing

1 one-pound box of confectioners sugar (powdered sugar), about 4 cups.

8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature

1 stick butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

small amount of milk if needed

Cream butter and cream cheese together till soft and well blended, add remaining ingredients and blend well. A few drops of milk may be needed to reach desired icing consistency. Ice cooled cake.