Grandmother Paul's Red Velvet Cake (paula Deen)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 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
• 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

Recipe

• 1 for the cake:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350.
• 3 beat eggs; add sugar and butter and cream.
• 4 mix cocoa and food coloring, then add to creamed mixture.
• 5 sift flour and salt together.
• 6 alternately add flour/salt mixture and buttermilk to creamed mixture. blend in vanilla.
• 7 in a small bowl, combine soda and vinegar, then add to mixture.
• 8 pour into three 8-inch greased rounds.
• 9 bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
• 10 for the icing:.
• 11 cook egg whites, sugar, water and corn syrup in double boiler for 5 minutes and beat.
• 12 add marshmallows; stir until melted.
• 13 fold in coconut and pecans.
• 14 spread between layers and on the tops and sides of the cooled cake.