Delicious Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is an impressive dessert that is fairly easy to make and has the best flavor. Featuring the most gorgeous red hue, it's especially perfect for Valentine’s Day, but it's great for birthdays, holidays and everyday occasions, too!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan and set aside.
Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside.
To the bowl of a stand mixer or using a hand mixer, cream the sugar, oil, and butter. Whisk in the eggs one at a time. Next, whisk in the buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla extract, and vinegar until well combined. Beat in the hot coffee, then slowly add in the dry ingredients and whisk until fully incorporated.
Pour batter onto the prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before frosting.
To Make Frosting: While the cake is baking, beat together the cream cheese, butter, confectioner's sugar, and vanilla extract in a stand mixer or by hand, until light and fluffy.
After the cake has cooled spread frosting over the cake and cut into even-sized pieces. Cake will keep fresh in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Notes
Cornstarch (corn flour, white not yellow) is an ingredient in cake flour and yields a soft cake texture. If you do not have cornstarch, you can substitute the ¼ cup with all-purpose flour. For layer cake: Bake this cake in 2 (9 inch) or 3 (7-8 inch) cake pans to make a layer cake.For small batch: Halve the recipe and bake in a 9x9-inch or 8x8-inch pan.