Red Velvet Cake | newsouthtable

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 ½ cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ - 2 oz red food coloring
• 3 cups sugar
• ½ cup hot coffee
• 3 ¾ cup all purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 ½ tsp white vinegar
• 2 sticks softened butter (room temperature, not melted)
• ½ cup shortening
• 6 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
• ½ cup powdered coffee creamer
• 2 lbs powdered sugar