Description
A vibrant, luxurious cake with a hint of chocolate and rich cream cheese frosting, perfect for celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- Cream cheese frosting (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine vegetable oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vanilla extract, and vinegar. Mix until smooth.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cake pans.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, and mix until creamy.
- Once cakes are cooled, layer them with cream cheese frosting in between and on top. Decorate as desired and serve.
Notes
Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperature for the best results. Don’t overmix the batter to keep the cake light and fluffy.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg