Blue Velvet Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 lb butter, at room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 ounces blue 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
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup melted marshmallows
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round pans.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, mix until light and fluffy.
• 4 add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition.
• 5 mix cocoa and food coloring together and then add to sugar mixture; mix well.
• 6 sift together flour and salt.
• 7 add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• 8 blend in vanilla.
• 9 in a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar and add to mixture.
• 10 pour batter into pans.
• 11 bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 12 remove from heat and cool completely before frosting.
• 13 for icing: blend cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl.
• 14 add marshmallows and sugar and blend.
• 15 fold in coconut and nuts.
• 16 spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.