Food Network: Grandmother Paul's Red Velvet Cake

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Grandmother Paul's Red Velvet Cake
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Ingredients
Cake:
2 cups sugar
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 ounces red food coloring
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon vinegar

Icing:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup melted marshmallows
1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions
Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, beat until light and fluffy. Add the
eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Mix cocoa and food coloring
together and then add to sugar mixture; mix well. Sift together flour and salt.
Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in
vanilla. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar and add to mixture. Pour
batter into 3 (8-inch) round greased and floured pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes,
or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from heat
and cool completely before frosting.

Icing:
Blend cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl. Add marshmallows and
sugar and blend. Fold in coconut and nuts. Spread between layers and on top and
sides of cooled cake.