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Monday, February 29, 2016

Simple Red Velvet Cake

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 16
  • shortening, for greasing the baking pans
  • flour, for dusting the baking pans
  • 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package german chocolate cake mix (with or without pudding)
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 8 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
  • 3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar, well sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

  • 1 cake:.
  • 2 move oven rack to center of oven.
  • 3 preheat to 350 degrees.
  • 4 grease two 9-inch round cake pans with shortening, then sprinkle with flour.
  • 5 remove excess flour.
  • 6 set pans aside.
  • 7 place cake mix, sour cream, water, oil, food coloring, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl.
  • 8 mix with electric mixer on low for 1-2 minutes. stop.
  • 9 scrape sides of bowl.
  • 10 mix on medium speed for 2-3 additional minutes.
  • 11 divide batter among the prepared cake pans.
  • 12 place pans in oven.
  • 13 bake cakes about 25-30 minutes.
  • 14 remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes.
  • 15 run a dinner knife around the edge of each layer and turn each layer upside down a wire rack, then turn the cakes right side up on another rack.
  • 16 cool completely, 30-45 minutes.
  • 17 frosting:.
  • 18 place cream cheese and butter in a large bowl.
  • 19 mix with an electric mixer on low, about 30-45 seconds. stop mixer.
  • 20 add confectioner's sugar a little bit at a time, mixing on low speed until the sugar is well mixed, 1-2 minutes.
  • 21 add the vanilla.
  • 22 mix on medium speed until fluffy, about 1-2 more minutes.
  • 23 place one cake layer, right side up, on a serving platter or cake plate.
  • 24 spread top with the frosting.
  • 25 put second layer, on top of first layer and frost the top and sides.

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