Red Velvet cake

This became one of my favorite cake after coming to US. When i was in India i haven't heard about this. I once got a chance to taste a small piece of this cake. Wow what a tasty cake. Look at the color. Hmm who wont like this???.. First time i didn't have this red color and cocoa powder in my pantry, so i tried with orange color and just omited the cocoa powder. But didn't get the taste like the one that i sampled earlier. Next time got these ingredients and tried this for our First Wedding Anniversary. Wow!!! No words to express the unique taste of this cake. I simply applied vanilla frosting to make my work easier. Can try with homemade icing too. That will be delicious.

You will need:

For the cake:

• 2½ cups sifted cake flour
  
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1½ cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• 2 large eggs
• 2½ ounces red food colouring
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the frosting:

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 pound confectioners sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped nuts(optional)

Preparation method:

For The Cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.

2. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans.

In a medium bowl...

1. sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt

2. set aside.

In a large bowl...

1. Cream together sugar and butter.

2. Beat in eggs one at a time.

3. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk.

4. Beat in food coloring and vinegar, then add vanilla.

Spread the batter evenly in the pans.

1. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

2. Turn out onto a rack to cool.

For The Frosting:

1. In a large bowl, cream the cream cheese and butter.

2. Beat in confectioners' sugar until fluffy.

3. Beat in vanilla. Stir in pecans.

4. Use frosting to fill and ice cake.

5. Slice and serve on individual plates.