Red Velvet Cake or Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream & Chocolate Ganache

INGREDIENTS

Eggs, large

1 tsp

Baking soda

1/2 cup

Brown sugar, dark

3 cups

Cake flour

3 tbsp

Cocoa powder - not, natural unsweetened dutch process

1 1/2 cups

Granulated sugar

3/4 tsp

Salt

1 tbsp

Vanilla extract, pure

1 tsp

Distilled vinegar, white

1 cup

Vegetable or canola oil

1/2 tsp

Espresso, instant powder

unsalted butter (1 stick, unsalted

1 cup

Buttermilk, full-fat

1/2 cup

Heavy whipping cream

Perfect cream cheese buttercream

3 tbsp

Red velvet emulsion