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Valentines Day: Valentine's Day Red Cake




Source of Recipe


Food Mixes and Do Ahead Meals


List of Ingredients




2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups Big Chief granulated sugar
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup red food coloring (2 1-oz bottles)
1 teaspoon cocoa
2 large eggs

FROSTING
1 1/2 sticks butter -- softened
1 pound Big Chief powdered sugar
10 ounces cream cheese -- softened
2 cups chopped pecans


Recipe



Heat oven to 350º degrees. Mix together all cake ingredients with mixer
until well blended. Spray 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with non-stick
coating. Pour batter into the pans. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes
and remove from pans to cool completely before frosting.

To prepare frosting, combine butter, cream cheese and Big Chief powdered
sugar in a bowl and beat until very fluffy. Fold in 1/2 cups pecans to
decorate top of cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.