Red Velvet Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting | TASTE

Ingredients

• ½ c whole milk
• 5 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp red food coloring gel
• 1 ½ c unbleached all-purpose flour
• ⅓ c unsweetened natural cocoa powder, sifted
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 7 lg eggs, at room temperature
• 1 ⅔ c granulated sugar
• ⅓ c granulated sugar
• ¼ c heavy cream
• ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
• 3 c confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• ½ lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tbsp heavy cream
• 4 tsp pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
• ¼ tsp table salt, plus more as needed