Name: Southern Red Velvet Cake
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil, plus more, to taste, for greasing the pans; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting the pans; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon fine salt; 1 teaspoon cocoa powder; 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 2 tablespoons red food coloring; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar; ***For the frosting:***; 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; pecans, optional, to taste, crushed, for garnish

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