Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
2 c. salad oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1 (2 oz.) bottle red food coloring
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 c. buttermilk
2 tsp. vanilla
1 stick margarine
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 box powdered sugar
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cream the sugar and oil in a mixing bowl.
Add eggs; beat well.
Add the vinegar and food coloring; beat well.
Sift the flour, soda, salt and cocoa together; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat well. Pour into 2 greased and floured cake pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 35 minutes.
Cream the margarine and cream cheese in a bowl; add remaining vanilla.
Sift the powdered sugar; add to the creamed mixture gradually.
Add nuts; mix well.
Spread on top of cake layers and place layers together.
Spread on side of cake.