Red Velvet Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups oil
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 2 (1 ounce) bottles red food coloring
• 2 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) can coconut

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and oil in bowl.
• 2 add eggs and mix well.
• 3 add the vinegar and food coloring and mix.
• 4 sift the flour, soda, salt and cocoa together and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk until all is mixed.
• 5 add 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix.
• 6 pour into 2 (9 inch) greased and floured cake pans and bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or one 9 x 13 inch pan for 45 to 55 minutes, depending on oven.
• 7 frosting--------.
• 8 cream the margarine and cream cheese in a bowl and add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• 9 sift 1 box powdered sugar into mixture and mix well.
• 10 add nuts and coconut and spread on cooled cake.
• 11 hint: when using dark coated pans, decrease temperature to 325 and increase baking time 5 to 10 minutes.