Nana's Red Velvet Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups wesson vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 ounces red food coloring
• 2 teaspoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for the cake, mix all ingredients well using a hand held mixer. mix until smooth consistency.
• 2 bake in three 8 inch layer cake pans at 350 degrees for approximately 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
• 3 let cake cool completely before trying to ice.
• 4 for cream cheese icing, cream butter and cheese together using a hand held mixer.
• 5 add sugar, vanilla and nuts and mix well.
• 6 spready evenly on cake.