Red Velvet Cocoa Cake

4.6 Average of 10 ratings

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
Average of 8 reviews

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Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Madagascar Pure Vanilla Extract
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2 eggs
1 ounce Red (no-taste) Icing Color
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2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon white vinegar
Cake Release
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Makes:

Approximately 6 cups of batter.

Tools:

2 8 x 2 in. Round Pan
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Instructions:

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease two 8 in. round baking pans with Wilton Cake Release or vegetable pan spray. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs and icing color; blend well. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to batter mixture, beating until blended. Stir baking soda into vinegar; fold carefully into batter (do not beat). Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely.