Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups self rising flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1 cup buttermilk
2 Tbsp. of red food coloring (add it slow until you like the color)
Frosting:
2 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 boxes of Domino's confectioners sugar
Splash of vanilla
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350. Spray 3 9 inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and line them all with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the sugar and the vegetable oil for a couple minutes.
Add in the eggs and vanilla. Beat for another minute.
In a separate bowl, briefly mix together the self rising flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder.
Add the dry ingredients to the mixer. Mix on low speed for 20-30 seconds.
Add in the food coloring. Then add the buttermilk. Mix for 20 seconds.
Divide the batter among the 3 cake pans. Bake for 28-30 minutes. Let them cool completely before frosting!