Perfect Red Velvet Bundt Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

for the cake
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil (not butter)
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tablespoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (not cake flour)
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
for the frosting (may want to double)
8 ounces cream cheese
5 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour bundt pan.
In stand mixer combine oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. mix well. In a separate bowl sift together dry ingredients. Gradually add to wet ingredients (slowly at first). Beat until smooth.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake 50 minutes or untill toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack for 30 mins, then turn out onto cake plate to finish cooling.
Combine room temp butter and cream cheese in stand mixer, the add vanilla and mix ti fully combine. Gradually add sugar at low speed to combine, then whisk at high speed for three minutes. Apply to cake in preferred method (I like to drizzle it from a plastic bag with the corner snipped off).