How Do You Make Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Icing?
My first introduction to Red Velvet Cake was the groom’s cake in the movie Steel Magnolias. Something about the vibrant redness of the cake appealed to my morbid sensibilities and I had to know more. Red Velvet is actually Devil’s Food Cake with red food coloring. It’s not clear where the cake originated (some say it’s a Southern tradition) but wherever it comes from, it’s a delicious and decadent treat. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and put the rack in the center. Grease two 9-inch cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. In a mixing bowl sift together the flour, salt, and cocoa powder. If you don’t have a flour sifter, combine the ingredients in a bowl and sift with a fork. In a separate bowl, use a hand blender or electric mixer to beat the butter until soft. Add the sugar to the butter and beat until fluffy and light. Add the eggs, one at a time, to the butter mixture, beating well after each egg. Add the vanilla extract and continue mixing. Be sure to scrape down the sid
