Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 sticks butter, softened
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 oz. red food coloring
2 Tbsp. salt
2 1/3 c. flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vinegar
8 oz. cream cheese (soft)
1 lb. confectioners sugar
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cream 2 sticks butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla in bowl.
Add sugar, 1/3 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.
Stir in next 2 ingredients, mixing well.
Add flour, 1/3 cup at a time, alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition, beginning and ending with flour.
Combine soda and vinegar.
Add to batter, mixing well.
Pour into 3 prepared pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 15 to 20 minutes or until cake tests done.