Big Red HEINZ Ketchup Cake

Prep
15-30 mins
Total
1 HR 30 MIN
Servings
16 Servings
Wow your friends and family with this Big Red HEINZ Ketchup Cake. This ketchup cake will cause all the buzz at the dessert buffet and knock that red velvet cake out of the water. Be ready to share the Big Red HEINZ Ketchup Cake recipe!

Ingredients
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup HEINZ Tomato Ketchup
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp red food coloring
• 1-1/2 cups butter, softened, divided
• 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 6 oz (3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions
• Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F.
• Step 2
Spray 2 (9-nch) round pans with cooking spray. Line bottoms of pans with parchment. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices; set aside. Mix ketchup, water and food coloring in separate bowl until blended.
• Step 3
Beat 3/4 cup butter and brown sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs, 1 at a time. Add flour mixture alternately with ketchup mixture, mixing well after each addition. Pour into prepared pans.
• Step 4
Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Step 5
Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining butter in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy.
• Step 6
Stack cake layers on plate, filling and frosting with cream cheese mixture.

Does ketchup go on anything?