Red Velvet Cake

This is my favorite red velvet cake recipe and Star Spangled Cakes happily uses this recipe if you order a homemade red velvet cake from them.

3 cups all purpose flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
4 eggs
1 oz. red food coloring
1 tsp. vinegar
 2cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cocoa
1 stick butter
1 cup oil
1 tsp. vanilla


Frosting

8 oz. cream cheese
1 box confectioners sugar
1 cup pecans
1 stick margarine
2 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter, oil, and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beat after each one. Add vanilla and beat well. Add red food coloring and vinegar, mix well. Add dry ingredients that have been sifted together alternately with the buttermilk. Bake in 4 greased and floured pans on 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes back clean. Cool completely before frosting with the cream cheese frosting.

For the frosting, mix all ingredients together until smooth and add the pecans last.