Mom's Oops-tastic Red Velvet Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 (1 ounce) bottles red food coloring
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream sugar and oil.
• 3 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
• 4 sift flour three times (re-measure flour to get 2 1/4 cups after sifting -- flour seems to grow after it's been sifted); add salt and baking soda to dry mixture.
• 5 add 1/4 of flour and 1/4 of buttermilk to mixture. beat well.
• 6 repeat until all is incorporated.
• 7 add vanilla and vinegar; beat well.
• 8 slowly add food coloring, stirring by hand until well mixed.
• 9 pour into three greased and floured (or just use the cooking spray designed for baking) 8-inch pans.
• 10 bake 21-25 minutes, or until sides begin to pull away from pan; cool thoroughly on wire rack.
• 11 for frosting: cream together the margarine and cream cheese.
• 12 gradually add the box of powdered sugar.
• 13 add vanilla and mix well.
• 14 spread evenly over cooled cake layers.
• 15 note: this amount of frosting is a little sparse for me. i usually make an additional half batch to frost the cake. hope you enjoy!