How-to Grandma's Fabulous Red Velvet Cake For Valentine's Day

Just in time for Valentine's Day, I'm going to give you my fabulous Red Velvet Cake recipe!!

INGREDIENTS

CAKE:
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon baking soda
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1½ teaspoons salt
4 large eggs
1½ cups buttermilk
1 1/4 cups warm water
½ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons red food coloring

FROSTING:
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Mix together all the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, combine 3 cups of all purpose flour, and add in 3 cups of sugar, 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 cup of cornstarch, 1 tablespoon baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Mix.

Now add the wet ingredients.

Pour 1 1/4 cups of warm water into the dry mixture. Add in 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk, 4 eggs, and 1/2 cup of vegetable oil. Next add in 2 tablespoons of red food dye, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon of white vinegar. Mix together.

Once the batter is smooth, divide it into your cake pans. Make sure that your oven is preheated to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Lightly grease 3 9-inch pans. Divide the batter equally among the three pans. It takes about 3 cups of the batter to fill each one and divide it evenly.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

To make the frosting, take 16 ounces of cream cheese that has been softened to room temperature and place that into a large mixing bowl along with 1 cup of softened salted butter. Whip this together. It's important that both the cream cheese and the butter are softened to room temperature so that this can whip until it is light and fluffy. Add in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and give that a quick mix just to combine it with the butter and cream cheese. Add in the powdered sugar.

Add the powdered sugar in 1 cup at a time. Once it's all mixed in and smooth, it's time to frost the cake. Make sure that the cakes are completely cooled before frosting, otherwise the frosting will melt.

Place left over cake (if there is any) in the refrigerator.

How-to Grandma's fabulous red velvet cake to make for all those you love!

Happy Valentine's Day!