Valentine Cake from Paula Deen

Here is a great Valentine’s Day cake for someone special from Paula Deen.
Grandmother Paul’s Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cup cake flour
1/2 lb (2 sticks) butter
2 ounce red food coloring
2 tablespoon cocoa
2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs; add sugar. Mix cocoa and food coloring. Add butter and egg mixture; mix well. Sift together flour and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine soda and vinegar and add to mixture. Pour into three 8-inch round greased and floured pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tests done.

Icing:
1 16-ounce box of confectioner’s sugar
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup melted marshmallows
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 8-ounce package of cream cheese

Blend cream cheese and butter. Add marshmallows and sugar and blend. Fold in coconut and nuts. Spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

Yield: 16 to 20 servings
Prep time: 15-20 minutes
Cook time: 20-25 minutes
Ease of Preparation: moderate

ENJOY!