Quick Red Velvet Cake

1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1/2 cup oil
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
5 eggs
2 fl. oz. red food coloring

Cream Cheese Icing:
1 pkg. (8 oz.) softened cream cheese
1/2 box (1 lb.) plus 2 tbsp. powdered sugar (add a little at a time)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup softened butter

Directions:

Make and bake the cake according to package directions, substituting the oil, buttermilk, cocoa, eggs and food coloring listed above for the package ingredients. Cream together icing ingredients and spread on cake when finished.

User Reviews:

Wow! This cake was great. I made it a few days ago. It was really a hit. It was a beautiful red cake and the icing was amazing. So much better than store bought. Thank you for the recipie.

Submitted by Angela on December 07, 2003

It took awhile to find this recipe and all I can say is it is wonderful, moist and taste is the best, even better then a chocolate cake!!! Thanks!

Submitted by Torii Lebel on December 01, 2003

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