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Old Family Recipe

Serves/Makes:2 9 inch layers

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) sugar
• 1 cup (225 ml) buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 2-1/2 cups (600 ml) self rising flour
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) vegetable oil
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vinegar
• 2 bottles red food coloring
• Cream cheese icing:
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 1 8 oz (224 grm). package cream cheese
• 1 cup (225 ml) chopped nuts optional

Preparation

• Cake:
• Beat eggs, add sugar and cream together then beat in oil and vinegar.
• Sift flour and add alternately to misture with buttermilk. Add vanilla and feed coloring.
• Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
• Cool and ice.
• Icing:
• Cream sugar, butter, and cream cheese together
• Add nuts and ice cooled cake.

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