This Red Velvet Cake is made from scratch with a mix of rich ingredients including flour, cocoa powder, and butter, topped with a cream cheese icing. Perfect for any occasion!
1: Preheat the oven and prepare the baking pans.
2: In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder.
3: In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar together.
4: Add the eggs one at a time, mixing in between.
5: Stir in vanilla, hot coffee, buttermilk, red food coloring, and vinegar.
6: Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.
7: Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake until done.
8: For the cream cheese icing, mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, brown butter, vanilla, and a pinch of salt.
9: Once the cake has cooled, frost with cream cheese icing and garnish with nuts if desired.
