Recipe Swap: Red Velvet Cake

Amy won the Recipe Swap contest last week. Her entry was Red Velvet Cake. First, let me start by saying that Red Velvet is one of my little family's favorite cakes. I, however, was very intimidated about making a cake from scratch. I've only attempted to make one cake from scratch before, and it turned out to be a complete disaster. She sent me the recipe, I thought it seemed fairly simple, but in the back of my head I just knew I would mess something up. Let me just say that this was the BEST Red Velvet Cake that I've EVER had!! The cake was moist....the icing was perfect..not too sweet, but just right so that you were sure to not leave any on your plate (I'm the type that eats the cake and gives my husband the icing. He wasn't so lucky this time!). I wanted a picture of my cake so badly for my blog, but we had family over and the guys literally dug in as soon as I had finished icing it. As of this morning, there is only a crumb left. This is a recipe that I will make time and time again. One that I will pass along to my kids, and hopefully, they pass down to theirs. It's just that good!

Amy's Red Velvet Cake:
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2 Cups Flour
1.5 Cups Sugar
1.5 Cups Wesson Oil
1 Teaspoon Cocoa
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 Bottle Red Food Coloring
1 Cup Buttermilk

Mix dry ingredients; add milk, oil, eggs, and food coloring (mixing well after each); add vanilla last.
Pour into greased pans and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, rotate pans in oven halfway through cooking.


Butter cream Icing
1 Package Cream Cheese
1 Box Powdered Sugar
1 Stick Margarine
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 Cup chopped pecans (optional)


Cream margarine and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar and mix well. Add vanilla last. Fold in nuts (if using).


**I only had half a bottle of red food coloring so my cake turned out pink. Amy said she has even used green food coloring for St. Patrick's Day. How fun is that?! Lot of possibilities with this one.**

P.S. 'The Gists'-can you email me your Beef Stroganoff recipe? I'd love to try it and feature it on my blog. I'll be sure to send something your way as a 'thank you' for being able to use your recipe.
rjohnson1028 at gmail dot com. Thanks!!