Red Velvet Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

1 bottle (1 oz) Red food color
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting ( recipe follows)

Directions:

Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer 5 to 7 min or until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color, and vanilla.
Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed just until blended.
DO NOT OVER BEAT.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
Bake at 350 in preheated oven 35 to 40 min or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 10 min; remove from pans.
Cool completely onwire rack.
Fill and frost cake layers with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese
4 tbsp (1/2 stick) butter
2 tbsp sour cream
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 (1lb) pkg confectioners sugar

Directions ,p> Beat cream cheese, butter and sour cream in large bowl until smooth.
Mix in vanilla. ,br> Gradually beat in confectioners sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.

make 16 servings

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