1 c butter, softened
3 c sugar
6 eggs
2 t vanilla
1oz bottle red food coloring
3 c cake flour
1/4 t salt
1 T cocoa
1 t baking soda
1 T cider vinegar
1 c buttermilk
Cream Cheese FRosting:
1/2 c butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 t vanilla extract
1 lb box powdered sugar, sifted
1-2 T milk
LIghtly grease & fliour a 10" tube pan
set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter & sugar til light & fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla & food coloring. In another large bowl, combine the flour, slat & cocoa. Dissolve the baking soda in the binegar & add to the buttermil. Stir in the flour alternately with the buttermil, beginning & ending with the flour. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 20 mins or til done. Cool in pan about 10 mins. Frosting: Combine butter, cream cheese & blend til smooth. Stir in vanilla xtract. Mix well. Str in sugara, beat frosting til creamy. Add as much milk as needed to make frosting the spreading consistency you prefer. 425 cal, 24g fat, 143mg chol, 347mg sod
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