Red Velvet Cake

Cake:
• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ounces of red food coloring and 2 tablespoons cocoa, mixed together
  
  Icing:
• 1 box confectioners sugar
• 1 block butter (stick)
• 1-8 oz. block cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions:
Cream Crisco and sugar. Stir in eggs, cocoa mixture, and vanilla. Sift flour and salt together into the mix, adding buttermilk at the same time (alternate between the two until both are incorporated into the mix.) Beat well on medium speed. Fold in soda and vinegar. Pour into three round cake pans. Bake 325 for 20 - 30 minutes. Cool cake in the pan. Makes 3 layers.

Mix all "icing" ingredients together until smooth and spread on cake.

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