Red Velvet Cake with Buttercream Frosting

Name: Red Velvet Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Total time: 125
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups cake flour; 1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ cup butter, softened; 1 ½ cups white sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 ounces red food coloring; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar; ¼ cup all purpose flour; 1 cup milk; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe by rlroth from allrecipes.com

Dessert 2 Hr. 5 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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2 cups cake flour
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1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
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2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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½ cup butter, softened
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1 ½ cups white sugar
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2 eggs
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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2 ounces red food coloring
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
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¼ cup all purpose flour
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1 cup milk
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1 cup white sugar
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1 cup butter, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans. In a bowl, sift together the cake flour, chocolate pudding mix, cocoa powder, and salt.
In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup of butter with 1 1/2 cup of sugar with an electric mixer until creamy; beat the eggs in, one at a time, and beat until the mixture is fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in the flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, in several additions. Mix in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and the red food color until the batter is uniformly colored. In a bowl, stir the baking soda with vinegar, and gently fold the foamy mixture gently into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean or with moist crumbs, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
For frosting, place all-purpose flour in a saucepan, and gradually whisk milk into the flour, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until smoothly combined. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat, whisking constantly until thickened and smooth; allow to cool completely. Beat 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 1 minute, and gradually beat in the cooled milk mixture; add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Beat the frosting until fluffy and spreadable, 1 to 2 more minutes.