Southern Red Velvet Cake

A rich, delicious dessert that doesn't need a vanilla ice cream side kick. Candied pecans are a great topping.

Ingredients: Cake                                                                             

1/2 cup room temp. butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp red food coloring
2 Tbsp cocoa
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp white vinegar
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups sifted cake flour (or make your own)
1 tsp salt

Ingredients: Cake
1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
8 oz cream cheese
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups confectioners sugar

Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and line (with parchment paper) 2 nine inch layer pans. Cream together butter and sugar in a bowl. Add eggs one by one. Beat the mixture after each egg is added. Add remaining wet ingredients besides buttermilk.

In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Slowly add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients then half of the buttermilk. Mix well and add the remaining dry ingredients and buttermilk.

Pour batter into the prepared pans. bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick , poked through the cake, comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 5 minutes then remove pans and allow cake to cool completely.

In a separate bowl, mix together the frosting ingredients until light and fluffy (If this frosting is to heavy for you, look up a butter cream frosting recipe). Frost cake and enjoy!