Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cocoa
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food color
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Red Velvet Frosting

• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
2. Combine sifted flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa in bowl.
3. Cream oil and sugar in separate bowl.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.
5. Add food coloring, mix until well blended.
6. Combine buttermilk and baking soda. Mix well. Add to oil-sugar mixture alternately with dry ingredients.
7. Add vinegar and vanilla extract. Mix well and bake 25 to 30 minutes.
8. Frost with Red Velvet Frosting.
9. Red Velvet Frosting: Cook flour and milk until thick. Stir constantly. Cool COMPLETELY.
10. Cream butter and sugar well.
11. Add vanilla extract; beat.
12. Add flour and milk mixture. Beat until right consistency to spread. Will get really fluffy.

Contributed to recipegoldmine.com by bhen55 11/9/03.