As promised, despite my need to check on this auto insurance quote a friend sent me, I am going to post 3 recipes before the week ends and here is the 2nd recipe of the week. To pair with the Smokey Chili with Pasta, here's a recipe of red velvet cake. A friend in Facebook has been craving for a velvet cake many weeks now. So this is for you, A :).

Red Velvet Cake Ingredients
1/2 cup(1 stick)butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
2 Tablespoons (1-ounce bottle) Red food color
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Cocoa
1 teaspon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 can (16 ounces) ready to spread vanilla frosting
Mini chips semi-sweet chocolate or milk chocolate chips

1. Heat Oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 13X9X2-inch baking pan.
2. Beat Butter and sugar in a large bowl; add eggs and vanilla, beating well. Stir together buttermilk and food color. Stir together flour, cocoa, and salt. Add alternately to butter mixture with buttermilk mixture, mixing well. Stir in baking soda and vinegar. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wine rack. Frost; garnish with chocolate chips, if desired.