Sunday, December 8, 2013

Red Velvet Cake

2 1/2 C flour
1 1/2 C sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 T cocoa
1 1/2 C oil
1 C buttermilk
2 eggs
3 T bourbon (e.g. Southern Comfort)
2 T red food coloring
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp vinegar
Cream Cheese frosting
Cocoa for dusting

Line three 8" cake pans with parchment paper.  Preheat oven to 350.  Sift dry ingredients.  Whisk together oil, buttermilk, eggs, bourbon, food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar.  Mix into dry ingredients until smooth.  Bake 25-30 minutes.  Cool.  Frosting: 16 oz softened cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla, 4 C powdered sugar.  Blend together until smooth.  Spread over cake.  Dust with cocoa.

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