The Best Red Velvet Cake From Divas Can Cook

Total Time: 50 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour


• 1 teaspoon baking soda


• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 1 teaspoon salt


• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder


• 2 cups sugar


• 1 cup vegetable oil


• 2 eggs


• 1 cup buttermilk


• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract


• 1 -2 ounce red food coloring


• 1 teaspoon distilled vinegar


• 1/2 cup plain coffee (dont skip this!)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.


• 2 in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt. 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.


• 5 stir in the coffee and vinegar.


• 6 combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients a little at time, mixing after each addition, just until combined.


• 7 generously grease and flour two round cake pans with crisco and flour.


• 8 pour the batter evenly into each pan.


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


• 10 let cool on a cooling rack until the pan 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.