Grandmother Paula's Red Velvet Cake

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Total Time:
2 hr 55 min
Prep
30 min
Inactive
2 hr 0 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
16 to 20 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

Cake:

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

Directions

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.

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  • on May 05, 2013

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    Thank you Paula, this recipe was wonderful, the cake was perfectly moist and the icing was a dream to put on the cake. I loved the way it almost self frosted the sides.

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  • on March 19, 2013

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    I made the cake it was good but i like to know what brand of coloring paula use to get that bright red mine was not as bright
    margaret from trinidad

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  • on March 10, 2013

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    My daughter and I made this for her birthday. It was excellent, very moist with great flavor. I followed the recipe exactly, used unsalted butter. But I made regular cream cheese icing instead of the icing listed above after reading some of the reviews. I'll definitely be making this one again.

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