Lisas Red Velvet Cake - eggs

Method

• In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, sugar, butter, vegetable oil and vinegar, beat until smooth.
• Sift together flour, cocoa, and soda, add alternately with buttermilk to egg mixture.
• Add vanilla and food coloring, beating well.
• Bake in 4 greased 9-inch round cake pans at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Let cool completely and frost the cake.
• Cream Cheese Frosting.
• 1 8-oz.
• pkg.
• cream cheese, softened.
• 1/2 cup butter, softened.
• 1 lb.
• box confectioner's sugar.
• 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• 1 cups pecans, chopped (optional).
• Combine cream cheese and butter; gradually add sugar.
• Add remaining ingredients, beating until spreading consistency.
• Frost cooled cake layers.