Peppermint Red Velvet Cake - Clabber Girl

Ingredients

• Recipe provided by @bethcakesblog
• Red Velvet Cake:
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
• 1 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
• 1 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¾ cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
• 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. (no taste) red gel food coloring
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• Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 1 (8-oz) block cream cheese, room temperature
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening (1 Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening Stick)
• ½ tsp. peppermint extract
• 2 Tbsp. heavy cream
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• Peppermints or candy canes, for garnish
• Fresh rosemary, for garnish