Red Velvet Cake
Monday, September 12, 2011 at 4:14PM
Margot in Red Velvet Cake, cake, dessert

This recipe was originally published in the June 2003 issue of Bon Appetit Magazine.  By itself, Red Velvet Cake is not all that interesting, It is really just a plain yellow butter cake.  Not enough cocoa powder to make it taste like chocolate, but just enough to make it a tad dry.  This recipe stands out because of the addition of the fruit along with cream cheese frosting. 

For the Cake: 

2 ¼ cups cake flour
2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tbs red food coloring
1 tsp distilled white vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
2 extra large eggs

For the Frosting:

2 8 ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick unsalted butter
1 tps vanilla extract
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 pint fresh raspberries
1 pint fresh blueberries

Assemble the Cake

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