Directions
- 1Whisk together sugar, oil, and melted butter for a couple of minutes.
- 2Add eggs and vanilla, whisk thoroughly until smooth.
- 3Add in buttermilk, vinegar, and red food color; whisk again until combined.
- 4Sift in flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- 5Whisk gently until no lumps remain.
- 6In a separate bowl, bloom cocoa powder in hot water and fold that into the cake batter.
- 7Divide batter between three pans and bake.
- 8Make a cream cheese frosting by whisking together room temperature butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth.
- 9Slowly whisk in powdered sugar.
- 10Trim off the domes from the cakes and layer them with a generous amount of cream cheese frosting.
- 11Cover with more frosting outside and decorate with cake crumbs.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup melted butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp red food color
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp hot water
- 1 cup room temperature butter
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup cake crumbs
Equipment
whiskmixing bowlsmeasuring cupsmeasuring spoonsovencake panselectric mixerspatulacake decorating tools
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