Dark Royal Blue Velvet Cake

• 2 cup AP flour or Cake Flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder(I Used Hershey)
• 2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 or 2 oz of red or blue food coloring(I used Royal Blue food gel)
• 1 tsp white distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup hot plain coffee**Optional**

1. Preheat oven to 325
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt.
3. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine the sugar and vegetable oil.
5. Mix in eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, and red or blue food coloring until combined.
6. Stir in the coffee and vinegar
7. Combine the wet ingredients w/the dry ingredients a little at a time, just until combined.
8. Grease and flour 2 round 9-inch pans w/butter, shortening or flour
9. Pour batter evenly & bake for 30-40 minutes on the middle rack until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Allow pans to cool on a cooling rack for 30-45 minutes, once slightly cool, slide a knife around the inside to loosen the cake out of the pan.
11. Remove cakes from pans and allow them to cool completely!
12. Frost and decorate cakes to your liking!
13. !

flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cocoa, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, red, vinegar

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/358950-dark-royal-blue-velvet-cake (may not work)