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.