Ingredients
Cake:
2½ cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cocoa powder
1½ cups vegetable oil
1 cup buttermilk (room temp)
2 large eggs (room temp)
2 tbsp red food coloring
1 tsp white distilled vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp purple food coloring (or as needed)
Cream Cheese Frosting:
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1 lb cream cheese, softened
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
In another bowl, beat oil, buttermilk, eggs, food colorings, vinegar, and vanilla.
Combine dry ingredients with wet, mixing until smooth.
Divide into pans and bake 25–30 minutes. Cool completely.
For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add sugar, beat until fluffy.
Frost cooled cake and chill before slicing.
Notes
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 590 kcal per slice
