Red Velvet Cake

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JeanMarie

subheading: Dry Ingredients:

2 ⅔ cups / 400 g plain cake flour (Note 1)

2 tbsp / 10g cocoa powder, unsweetened

1 tsp / 5g baking soda / bi-carb soda, , NOT baking powder (Note 2)

Pinch of salt

subheading: Wet Ingredients:

½ cup / 115 g unsalted butter, softened (1 US stick)

1 ½ cups / 330 g caster / superfine white sugar (Note 3)

2 eggs, at room temperature (around 2 oz / 60g each)

1 cup / 250ml vegetable oil

1 tsp white vinegar

2 tsp vanilla extract (or essence)

1 cup / 250 ml buttermilk, at room temperature (Note 4)

2 ½ tbsp red food colouring liquid (UK: use Gel, Note 7)

subheading: Frosting:

14 oz/ 400g Philadelphia Cream Cheese, block (not spreadable tub, UK see Note 9)

1 stick / ½ cup / 115g unsalted butter at room temperature

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

4 cups / 450 g soft icing sugar / powdered sugar sifted

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