Nancy's Red Velvet Cake

Nancy's Red Velvet Cake

CAKE

 

1.5 cups sugar

1.5 cups oil

1 teaspoon vinegar

3 teaspoons red food coloring

2 eggs

1 teaspoon cocoa

2.5 cups flour

1 cup buttermilk

 

Spray and flour pans! Mix sugar, eggs, oil, and buttermilk together, add vinegar, cocoa, red food coloring and flour. bake at 350 for 35 minutes. (These directions are for a 13x9 but you can do 2 round pans just adjust the cooking time)

Completely cool cake

 

 

ICING

 

1 box powdered sugar

1 stick real butter

1 8 oz. pack cream cheese

1 cup pecans (optional but usually expected)

 

Let butter and cream cheese sit out until reached room temp. Mix together butter, cheese and sugar until well blended. ( it will look like frosting) Spread on cooled cake. Place nuts on top.