Source:

Judy taken from The Cake Mix Doctor Cookbook

Serves/Makes:16

Ingredients

• solid shortening for greasing pans
• flour for dusting pans
• 1 18.25 oz (511 grm). package German chocolate cake mix with pudding
• 1 cup (225 ml) sour cream
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
• 1 1 oz (28 grm). bottle red food coloring
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp (5 ml) pure vanilla extract
• Cream Cheese Frosting

Preparation

• Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees (175 C.).
• Generously grease two 9-inch round cake pans with solid vegetable shortening, then dust with flour. Shake out excess.
• Place the cake mix, sour cream, water, oil, food coloring, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
• Blend with mixer on low speed for one minute.
• Scrape down sides of bowl, increase speed to medium and beat 2 to 3 minutes more. Batter should be well blended.
• Divide the batter between the pans, smoothing the tops with a rubber spatula.
• Place pans side by side in the oven.
• Bake the cakes until they spring back when lightly pressed with your finger and start to pull away from the sides of the pans, 28 to 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and place on wire racks to cool for 10 minutes.
• Run a dinner knife around the edge and invert onto a rack, then invert them again onto another rack so that the cakes are right side up.
• Allow them to cool completely, 30 minutes more.
• While cooling prepare Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Place one cake layer, right side up, on a serving platter.
• Spread the top with frosting.
• Place second layer, right side up, on top of first layer and frost the top and sides.
• Place cake, uncovered, in the refrigerator until frosting sets, 20 minutes.
• Store in a cake saver or cover with waxed paper in refrigerator, for up to 1 week.

Comments

If you want a vivid red cake, start with a white cake mix (all other ingredients remain the same)