Red Valentine Cake

Name: Red Valentine Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoons hot coffee; 2 tablespoons cocoa; 1 teaspoon red food coloring; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons hot coffee
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Cream butter; add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine next 3 ingredients; add to creamed mixture, beating well.
2

Dissolve soda in buttermilk, stirring well. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
3

Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans. Bake at 325° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool layers in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans, and let cool completely.
4

Spread Toasted Pecan Topping between layers and on top of cake.