Red Velvet Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

“Red Velvet Cake is typically a recipe for the holidays, but I enjoy this dessert year-round.” — Paula

Red Velvet Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

2014-10-10 01:09:08

Makes 1 (9-inch) layer cake

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Ingredients

1. 3¼ cups all-purpose flour
2. 2 cups sugar
3. 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
4. 2 teaspoons baking soda
5. ¾ teaspoon salt
6. 1¾ cups buttermilk
7. 1¼ cups vegetable oil
8. 3 large eggs
9. 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
10. 1 (1-ounce) bottle red liquid food coloring
11. Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
12. 2 cups chopped pecans, divided
13. Garnish: white chocolate curls

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 3 (9-inch) cake pans with nonstick baking spray with flour.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour and next 4 ingredients.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk and next 3 ingredients; add to flour mixture. Beat at medium speed with a mixer until smooth. Add food coloring, beating until combined.
4. Spoon batter into prepared pans, and bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.
5. Spread about 1½ cups Cream Cheese Frosting on 2 cake layers, and sprinkle each with ¾ cup pecans. Carefully stack frosted cake layers one on top of the other. Place remaining cake layer on top; spread with remaining frosting and sprinkle with remaining ½ cup pecans. Garnish with white chocolate curls,
6. if desired.

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