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Red Velvet Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

2-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
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
1 bottle red food coloring (1 oz)
2 tsp vanilla

Frosting:
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
4 Tbsp (1/2 stick) butter
2 Tbsp sour cream
16 oz powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla

Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed 
5-7 minutse or until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, 1 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 overbeat.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9" round cake pans.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted
in center comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans.
Cool completely on wire rack.
Fill and frost cake layers with Frosting.

Frosting:
Beat cream cheese, butter and sour cream in large bowl until smooth.
Mix in vanilla.
Gradually beat in powdered sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.

* 16 servings 

(McCormick.com)