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The Best Red Velvet Cake - a hybrid recipe that's the best I've ever tasted!!

"The Best Red Velvet Cake. We borrowed the best elements from other recipes to create a southern style recipe with cream cheese frosting & toasted pecans...."

INGREDIENTS
1¼ cups all purpose flour
1¼ cups cake flour
1½ cups sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
1½ tsp baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tbsp cocoa
1 cup vegetable oil
1½ cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
1½ tsp liquid red food coloring
1½ teaspoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped toasted pecans, (optional for garnish)
1½ cups (12 ounces) cream cheese
¾ cup butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
8 cups icing sugar, A 1 kilo/2 lb bag.
1-3 tbsp milk; enough to bring the frosting to a spreadable consistency
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