If you want to make a regular cake, the originally recipe uses two 8x2 inch round pans.
For the cake:
Ingredients:
½ cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 oz. red food coloring
2 cups all-purpose flour (or 2 ¼ cups cake flour)
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1 ½ tsp. baking soda
1 tablespoon white vinegar
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease two 8 inch round baking pans with cake release or pan spray. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs and food color. Blend well. Stir together flour, cocoa, and salt. Add alternatively with buttermilk to batter mixture, beating until blended. Blend in baking soda. Add vinegar and fold in carefully. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely.
For the Frosting:
Ingredients:
½ cup butter
1 8 oz. pkg. of cream cheese
2 tsp. vanilla
4-6 cups confectioner’s sugar
In a mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla. Add 4-6 cups powdered sugar depending on desired consistency.
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