red velvet cake...

1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup oil or butter
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 oz. red food coloring
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon white vinegar

icing:
1 cup milk
5 teaspoons flour
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

grease 3 9inch pans... preheat oven to 350
mix together buttermilk, salt, vanilla.. set aside.
cream together oil, sugar and then beat in eggs one at a time.
stir in cocoa powder food coloring
beat in buttermilk mixture and alternate with flour just till incorporated.
stir together baking soda and vinegar and then gently fold into cake.
pour mixture into the three pans and bake for thirty minutes.