Valentine's Day plans = me, my bed, and this Red Velvet Poke Cake
Author: Delish/Photo credits to delish.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
Cooking spray
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 c. granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2½ c. all-purpose flour
¼ c. Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 c. buttermilk
2 tsp. distilled white vinegar
2 tbsp. red food coloring
FOR FILLING
1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
½ (8-oz.) block cream cheese, softened
FOR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1½ (8-oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened
½ c. (1 stick) butter, softened
4 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Pinch kosher salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9"-x-13" baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
In another large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add half the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, beating until just combined. Add buttermilk, vinegar, and red food coloring, beating to combine. Add remaining dry ingredients. Pour batter into prepared dish and bake until set and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely then poke big holes across entire surface of the cake using the rounded end of the wooden spoon.
Meanwhile, make filling: In a medium bowl, whisk together condensed milk and cream cheese. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over cake.
Make frosting: In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and salt and mix until combined. Top cake with a thick layer of frosting.
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