Red Velvet Cake

Happy Friday my friends!

I am sorry it's been such a long time between posts.

Generous Kitchen has been closed for many days 

due to some ugly flu bug floating around

making us all quite ill.

However, yesterday we finally had a chance to 

bake something WONDERFUL!

It's one of Baking Buddy's best recipes.

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

YUM!

Dry ingredients first:

In large bowl, combine:

2 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder

Mix together with a fork until combined and set aside.

Now for the wet ingredients:

Mix together in electric mixer:

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

2 1/2 tablespoons red food coloring

1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix together on low speed 

(otherwise you'll be wearing it, friends!)

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients

in approximately 1 cup portions and mix slowly.

Grease two 9 inch cake pans and fill 2/3 full

with the beautiful red batter!

Bake:

320 degrees convection 

350 degrees conventional 

for 30 minutes

Let cool and then assemble.

Ice with our DELICIOUS

Cream Cheese Frosting

(again, YUM!)

Mix:

2 blocks (eight oz each) softened cream cheese

2 sticks softened butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

Add slowly:

4 cups powdered sugar

It's important that the cream cheese and butter be 

nice and soft at room temperature to avoid lumpy frosting!

Spread on your beautiful cake and enjoy!

We happened to be taking this cake to some sweet friends'

house for a fundraiser dinner, raising money for their

young boy's football league.

Baking Buddy wanted to show her support!

Cut and enjoy!

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