Red Velvet Cake

• 2 1/4 cups cake flour*
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 (1-ounce) bottle red food color
• 2 Land O Lakes Eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk**
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Grease 13x9-inch baking pan; set aside.
3. Combine cake flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in bowl; stir to mix.
4. Set aside.
5. Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and 3/4 cup butter in bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
6. Add food color, eggs and vanilla; mix well.
7. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk and vinegar, beating at low speed and scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
8. Pour cake batter into prepared pan.
9. Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Cool 10 minutes.
11. Remove from pan.
12. Cool completely.
13. Combine milk, 2 tablespoons flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in 1-quart saucepan.
14. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 4-6 minutes or until mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
15. Boil 1 minute.
16. Remove from heat.
17. Cover surface with plastic food wrap; cool at least 1 hour.
18. Combine 2/3 cup sugar, 2/3 cup butter and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
19. Continue beating, gradually adding cooled flour mixture and scraping bowl often, until light and fluffy.
20. Frost cooled cake.
21. *Substitute 2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour.
22. **Substitute 1 tablespoon vinegar plus enough milk to equal 1 cup.
23. Let stand 5 minutes.

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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/2922/red-velvet-cake (may not work)