Four-Layered Red Velvet Cake

Course Desserts Total Time Under 2h

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing the pans
1 cup whole or lowfat buttermilk
1 ounce red food coloring
1 pound cream cheese (2 packages), softened
1 tablespoon orange zest (from 1 2 oranges)
1½ tablespoons water
1½ teaspoons natural vanilla extract
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons whole milk, if needed
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
2¾ cups plus 1 tablespoon sifted cake flour or 2½ cups sifted bleached all purpose flour, plus more for flouring the pans
3 large eggs
¼ cup natural cocoa powder such as Hershey’s
¼ teaspoon baking soda

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