Chocolate and Vanilla Red Velvet Cake

The two greatest foods in the world...

 CHOCOLATE AND RED VELVET.. 

• Pre Heat Oven to 350*

1.  3 eggs
2. 3/4 cup butter
3. 3 cups all-purpose flour
4. 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
5. 3/4 teaspoon salt
6. 2 1/4 cups sugar
7. 1   1 ounce bottle of red food coloring ( use 2 tablespoons)
8. 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
9. 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
10. 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
11. 1 1/4 teaspoons vinegar

I use just regular Duncan Hines Vanilla Frosting

and Chocolate Frosting one can each.

You can use any kind of Vanilla filling or frosting and Chocolate Frosting.  

YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THIS TO THE EXACT  DIRECTIONS OR IT WILL NOT TURN OUT RIGHT..

• Allow eggs and butter to stand at room temp for 30 minutes
• Grease your pans or spray them  3 pans  I use a square 9x9x2 inch pan

• In a bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder and salt set aside.
• In very large bowl beat butter, with mixer on med to high for 30 seconds. 
• Gradually add sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time beating on med speed until well mixed
• Scrape the side of the bowl and mix 2 more minutes
• Add eggs one at a time beating after each one
• Beat in  red food coloring and vanilla 
• Alter add flour mixture and butter milk beating on low speed until all combined.

• In a small bowl combine baking soda and vinegar slowly fold into batter add into baking pans

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick is clean.  Cool layers on wire racks for 10 minutes. 

Once layers have cooled place bottom layer and frost with vanilla frosting, add layer two frost with vanilla frosting place third layer and then frost with Chocolate Frosting.  

NOTE place wax paper on your cake plate then add the first layer, one you have finished frosting pull the wax paper out and it leaves your plate clean

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