CHRISTMAS RED VELVET CAKE

Ho ho how could I not make a Red Velvet Cake for Christmas! :)

Perfect in color, perfect in taste. Easy and fun to make. This baby here is my new addiction!

Ingredients :

• 250 ml buttermilk (1 cup)
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 220 g sugar (1,1/2 cup)
• 340 g flour (2 cups)
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 120 g butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp red gel food coloring

Mix the butter with sugar on high speed for 5 minutes. Set the mixer to medium speed and start adding eggs, one at a time.

Add the buttermilk, vanilla extract and red food coloring.

In a small bowl place the baking soda and add vinegar, without mixing let it sit for couple seconds, then add to the mixture.

Turn the mixer down to low speed, sieve through the flour and cocoa powder. Let it mix on low speed for one minute.

Place The batter in two 23 cm baking pans. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let the cakes cool and place them in the fridge before adding the icing.

Ingredients for the creme cheese icing :

• 80 g butter
• 120 g cream cheese
• 400g icing sugar

(If you don't like your icing to be very sweet, you can add less icing sugar.)

Mix the butter with cream cheese for 2 minutes on high speed. Change the speed to low and start adding the icing sugar in sections, giving every section about 30 secounds to mix in well.

Before you add the icing to the cake, make sure the cake is cold so the icing can keep it's shape.

And there you have it! A perfect Christmas cake, hope you Enjoy!