Red Velvet Cake Recipe | Trisha Yearwood | Food Network

Ingredients

• Butter, for greasing pans
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting pans
• 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• One 2-ounce bottle red food coloring
• One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
• One 1-pound box confectioners' sugar
• Black food coloring, optional
• 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
• Yellow food coloring, optional