Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Serves 12 · 1 hr total

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting includes cake flour, baking soda, unsweetened natural cocoa powder. Total time: 60 minutes. Serves 12.

Ingredients

3 cups cake flour, spooned & leveled
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp unsweetened natural cocoa powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup canola or vegetable oil
4 large eggs, room temperature and separated
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp distilled white vinegar
liquid or gel red food coloring
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
16 oz full-fat brick cream cheese, softened to room temperature
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
5 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
pinch of salt, to taste

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