Luscious and Moist Red Velvet Cake

• ¹⁄₂
  

  cup butter, room temperature
  

• 1 ¹⁄₂
  

  cups sugar
  

• 2
  

  eggs
  

• 1
  

  ounce pink food coloring
  

• 3 ¹⁄₂
  

  tablespoons applesauce
  

• 2
  

  tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  

• 1
  

  cup buttermilk
  

• 2 ¹⁄₄
  

  cups cake flour, sifted
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon salt
  

• 1 ¹⁄₂
  

  teaspoons vanilla
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon baking soda
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon vinegar
  

instructions

• 1. Cream butter, sugar, and eggs till fluffy.
• 2.affect a combination of cocoa, food coloring, and applesauce.
• 3. add to creamed combination.
• 4. Mix flour and salt and add to creamed combination alternating with buttermilk.
• 5.add vanilla.
• 6. add soda to vinegar and gently fold into batter.
• 7. pour into 2- 9″ greased cake pans.
• 8.Bake at 350 for 26-30 minutes.