Nana's Red Velvet Cake
photo by jasonlovesjenn
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 10-12
ingredients
-
Cake Recipe
- 473.18 ml wesson vegetable oil
- 591.47 ml all-purpose flour
- 354.88 ml sugar
- 236.59 ml buttermilk or 236.59 ml milk
- 2 eggs
- 56.69 g red food coloring
- 9.85 ml cocoa
- 4.92 ml vinegar
- 4.92 ml baking soda
- 4.92 ml vanilla
- 4.92 ml salt
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Cream Cheese Icing
- 453.59 g box powdered sugar
- 226.79 g package cream cheese, softened
- 118.29 ml butter, softened
- 4.92 ml vanilla
- 236.59 ml chopped pecans (optional)
directions
- For the cake, mix all ingredients well using a hand held mixer. Mix until smooth consistency.
- Bake in three 8 inch layer cake pans at 350 degrees for approximately 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
- Let cake cool completely before trying to ice.
- For cream cheese icing, cream butter and cheese together using a hand held mixer.
- Add sugar, vanilla and nuts and mix well.
- Spready evenly on cake.
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I am a stay at home mom and college student. I am working toward earning my bachelors degree as an RN. I have 3 beautiful and sweet children and I love trying out new recipes!