Red Velvet Peppermint Cake

== Description ==
This is a great holiday twist on those chocolate-swirled marbled cake batters we've loved for years. It's a super-quick recipe that starts with two mixes, stirs in a few clever ingredients, such as buttermilk, cocoa, and cider vinegar, and
yields a terrific cake with make-from-scratch red velvet flavor. 
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Source: Southern Living 1998 Holiday Entertaining 
* Prep: 15 minutes | Bake: 25 minutes
* Makes 1 x 3-layer cake
== Ingredients ==
* 1 (18¼ oz) box white cake mix (such as Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Classic white cake mix)
* 3 egg whites
* 1⅓ cups buttermilk
* 2 tbsp vegetable oil
* 1 (9 oz) box yellow cake mix (such as Jiffy Golden yellow cake mix)
* ½ cup buttermilk
* 1 large egg
* 1½ tbsp cocoa
* ½ tsp baking soda
* 2 tbsp liquid red food coloring
* 1 tsp cider vinegar
* Peppermint-Cream Cheese Frosting
=== Garnishes ===
* Holiday Trees
* 6 (5-inch) red and white candy canes, crushed
* 12 (5-inch) green and white candy canes broken
* 12 round peppermint candies
== Directions ==
# Beat white cake mix and next 3 ingredients according to package directions.
# Beat yellow cake mix and next 6 ingredients according to package directions.
# Spoon red batter alternately with white batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
# Swirl batter gently with a knife.
# Bake at 350°F for 22 – 25 minutes until a wooden pick comes out clean.
# Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
# Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
# Spread peppermint-cream cheese frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
# Garnish, if desired, and serve within 2 hours.
# Cake may be chilled up to 2 days or frozen up to 1 month.
# If cake is frozen thaw completely before garnishing to prevent crushed candy from running.
# Do not refrigerate after garnishing. 
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