Southern Red Velvet Cake
If you've never made Southern Red Velvet Cake before, you might not be aware of its little secret. It's not actually a unique flavor — just chocolate cake with a little red food dye. But that...
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Cooking tools:
- Stand mixer
- Hand mixer
- Sifter
- Offset spatula
- Cooling rack
- Cake stand
- Cake pan
- Oven
- Mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Chef's knife
- Plate
- Toothpick
- Refrigerator
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoon
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil, plus more, to taste, for greasing the pans
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting the pans
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- pecans, optional, to taste, crushed, for garnish
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