6 velvet cake cream cheese butter pecan frosting Recipes

chocolate velvet cake batter, cream cheese-butter pecan frosting, garnishes: sugared silk ivy leaves , raspberry candies, toffee peanut candies, cracked partially shelled pecans

cake, eggs (room-temp ), granulated sugar, butter flavor crisco, unsweetened cocoa, unsalted butter, softened, cake flour , sifted (i use swan s down, sift 3x), salt, buttermilk (i use or make my own from lemon juice & milk), baking soda, baking soda, white vinegar, unsalted butter, softened, pecans, chopped, cream cheese, softened, sugar , sifted, clear vanilla extract

vegetable oil for the pans, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking soda, fine salt, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, buttermilk, at room temperature, eggs, at room temperature, white distilled vinegar, vanilla extract, cream cheese frosting , recipe follows, crushed pecans, for garnish, cream cheese, softened, sugar, unsalted butter (1 cup), softened, vanilla extract

red velvet cake mix, butter, softened, eggs, pecans, divided, prepared cream cheese frosting, red jimmie candy sprinkles (optional)