Red Velvet Cake

2 1/4 cup cake flour (not the self rising kind)

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup of butter, room temperature

2 large eggs at room temperature

Red food coloring (I used Wilton "No Taste" Red gel)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup of buttermilk, room temperature

2 tsp white vinegar

1 tsp baking soda

Sift together the flour, cocoa and salt in a separate bowl.

1. In stand mixer, beat the butter at low speed until creamy.

2. Add sugar; mix on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each.

4. Beat in the flour mixture in thirds, alternating with the buttermilk. Beat in a third of the flour mixture, then half the buttermilk, and so on. Begin and end with the flour mixture.

5. Add food coloring and vanilla

6. In small bowl, stir together vinegar and baking soda. Stir into batter.

Divide batter between prepared pans; spread evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (about 30 minutes.) Cool in pans for 10 minutes.Remove from pans and peel parchment paper from the bottom (if you used it.)

Cool completely, ice and enjoy!