Red Velvet Cake by Chefmom

Chefmom 10-28-99 10:21 AM pt (US)

Red Velvet Cake

5 large sized eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup cool tap water
1 package French Vanilla Duncan Hines® cake mix
1 cup of Dark Chocolate Cake Mix, Duncan Hines ®
1/4 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa, like Hershey's European style®
2-4 Tbsp liquid red food color


Preheat oven to 350° and grease two 9-inch by 2-inch deep round pans.

In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, oil and water, pour cake mix and cocoa on
top and stir with paddle to combine.

Scrape bowl and add food color to make a deep red color.

Mix on medium for 2 minutes.

Scrape bowl and pour into prepared pans.

Bake until top springs back when touched lightly, about 30+ minutes.

Allow to cool in pans for 5 minutes, then turn out and sit right-side-up on
cooling racks.

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