Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 ¼ cups (340 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk
• ¼ cup (60 ml) hot coffee
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) liquid red food colouring
• 2 tsp (10 ml) white vinegar
• 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cups (315 g) sugar
• ¾ cup (180 ml) vegetable oil

Cream Cheese Whipped Cream

• 1 package (250 g) cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup (140 g) sugar
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped
• 2 tsp (10 ml) lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 cups (500 ml) 35% cream
• A few fresh cranberries, for decorating