Grandma's Red Velvet Cake Recipe | Sunny Anderson | Food Network

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 ounces red food coloring
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• Pinch salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• Butter, for pan
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 sticks butter
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans