Red Velvet Cake!

I just finished making a Red Velvet Cake for my Mama's Birthday tomorrow. Yummy. It's everyone's favourite around here. I never knew what it was (well, I'm not from Texas) until Jess and Nick had it as one of the layers on their wedding cake. (It's her favourite!) Someone gave me this recipe back then and I've been using it ever since. I wish I could give proper credit but I'm not sure exactly where it came from. :( The pic is not of the one I made either, I just found it online. Too tired from cooking to take a pic and upload it! LOL. Sorry. :S

Ingredients.

Cake
2 1/4 Cups Sifted Cake Flour
2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Milk
1 Tablespoon Red Food Colouring
1 teaspoon Distilled White Vinegar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Butter
2 Eggs

Icing
450 Grams Cream Cheese
1/2 Cup Butter
1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
2 1/2 Cups Icing Sugar

300 Grams Mixed Berries

Method.

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Butter and flour two 9 inch diameter cake pans with 1 1/2 inch high sides.
2. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl.
3. Whisk milk, food colouring, vinegar, and vanilla in a small bowl.
4.Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Beat in dry ingredients in 4 additions, alternately with milk mixture in 3 additions.
6. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes about 30 minutes, until inserted skewer comes out clean.
7. Cool for 10 minutes in pans before turning out and allowing to cool completely.
8. Frosting- beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add icing sugar and beat until smooth.
9. Place 1 cake on a platter, flat side up. Spread 1 Cup of frosting over top of cake. Arange half the berries on top.
10. Place second cake on top of the first, flat side down. Spread the rest of the icing on top of the cake and down the sides
11. Arrange the rest of the berries on top.