Mama's Red Velvet Cake

Name: Mama's Red Velvet Cake
Ingredients: For the Cake:; 1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 heaping tablespoons of cocoa; 2 ounces (1/4 cup) of red food coloring; 2-1/4 cups of cake flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon of baking soda; 1 tablespoon white vinegar; 1 cup of buttermilk; 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract; For the Frosting:; 3 tablespoons of all purpose flour; 1 cup of whole milk; 1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 1 cup of granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon of vanilla; 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans, optional

Mama's Red Velvet Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2010/02/mamas-red-velvet-cake.html" target="_blank">www.deepsouthdish.com.</a>

"A classic southern cake that usually makes its appearance over the Christmas holidays...."

INGREDIENTS

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For the Cake:

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1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter, softened

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1-1/2 cups granulated sugar

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2 large eggs

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2 heaping tablespoons of cocoa

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2 ounces (1/4 cup) of red food coloring

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2-1/4 cups of cake flour

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1 teaspoon of baking soda

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1 tablespoon white vinegar

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1 cup of buttermilk

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1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

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For the Frosting:

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3 tablespoons of all purpose flour

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1 cup of whole milk

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1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

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1 cup of granulated sugar

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1 teaspoon of vanilla

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1-1/2 cups chopped pecans, optional

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