Red Velvet Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Ingredients
Cake:
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 large eggs
2 1/2 cups cake flour (regular unbleached flour will do as well)
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons red food colouring


Frosting:
2 18oz packages cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup powdered or confectioners sugar
A pinch salt (optional)

Preparation
Cake:
Cream together sugar, butter and eggs until smooth. In a separate bowl mix together red food colouring, cocoa and vinegar until smooth then add to sugar mixture. In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Alternately add in flour and buttermilk to sugar mixture. Be sure to scrap down sides of bowl with a spatula as it's mixing. Finally add in vanilla until well blended. Pour cake batter into a greased and floured bundt pan or three round 9 inch pans. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes; stick bamboo skewer or butter knife in the middle to see if cake is done. DO NOT OVERBAKE.

Frosting:Cream together cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth. Frost cake once it's completely cooled.