Lisa's Red Velvet Cake

Ya'll gotta love this! This cake is very moist and creamy. My family loves it and really enjoy it.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 4  eggs
• 2  cups sugar
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon vinegar
• 3  cups cake flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  ounce  red food coloring
• 1  tablespoon  cocoa
•  cream cheese frosting

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, sugar, butter, vegetable oil and vinegar, beat until smooth. Sift together flour, cocoa, and soda, add alternately with buttermilk to egg mixture. Add vanilla and food coloring, beating well. Bake in 4 greased 9-inch round cake pans at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Let cool completely and frost the cake.
2. Cream Cheese Frosting.
3. 1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened.
4. 1/2 cup butter, softened.
5. 1 lb. box confectioner's sugar.
6. 1 teaspoon vanilla.
7. 1 cups pecans, chopped (optional).
8. Combine cream cheese and butter; gradually add sugar. Add remaining ingredients, beating until spreading consistency. Frost cooled cake layers.