Grandmother Paul's Red Velvet Cake (Paula Deen)
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
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16-20
ingredients
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For the cake
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon cocoa
- 2 ounces red food coloring
- 1 cup butter
- 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
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For the icing
- 2 egg whites
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 5 tablespoons cold water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 cup miniature marshmallow
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
directions
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For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Beat eggs; add sugar and butter and cream.
- Mix cocoa and food coloring, then add to creamed mixture.
- Sift flour and salt together.
- Alternately add flour/salt mixture and buttermilk to creamed mixture. Blend in vanilla.
- In a small bowl, combine soda and vinegar, then add to mixture.
- Pour into three 8-inch greased rounds.
- Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
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For the icing:
- Cook egg whites, sugar, water and corn syrup in double boiler for 5 minutes and beat.
- Add marshmallows; stir until melted.
- Fold in coconut and pecans.
- Spread between layers and on the tops and sides of the cooled cake.
Reviews
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The cake tasted great, but I had a moment of confusion when i realized halfway thru the prep that the recipe never said when to add the vanilla (i added it at Step 6). I didn't have time to prepare a layered cake, so I poured the batter into a large casserole dish; well, what I didn't factor for was that this would about triple the cooking time! So no idea really how much time I saved or wasted doing it that way. I passed on the proposed Marshmallow Creme frosting and instead used Kittencal's White Chocolate Buttercream frosting (#130623). WOW! What a yummy pairing!
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