Granny's Red Velvet Cake
2 1/2 C sifted cake flour
1 1/2 C sugar
1 Teaspoon baking soda
1 Teaspoon cocoa powder
1 C buttermilk
1 1/2 C vegetable oil
1 Teaspoon white vinegar
2 Large eggs
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Oz. bottle of red food coloring
Preheat oven to 350°.
Sift together dry ingredients, then add the rest of ingredients & mix well with mixer. The batter will be thin. Pour into two well greased 9" pans or a 9 X 13 sheet pan. Bake at 350° approximately 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
I don't follow an exact recipe for the cream cheese topping. I start with an 8 oz block of cream cheese, and a tablespoon or so of butter, mixing in powdered sugar until it's as sweet as I want for the day. I add a teaspoon of vanilla extract and if I use a whole box of powdered sugar, I then use a tablespoon or two of milk to thin. Sometimes I like it more cream cheesey then the milk isn't needed because I didn't use as much sugar. Depends on who it's in honor of. Some people want an actual icing to set.
