Dessert: Blue Velvet Cake

Blue velvet cake for when red feels overrated!

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
3 sticks butter, at room temperature, and divided
2 eggs
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 oz 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
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
1 cup marshmallows, melted
1 lb confectioner's sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup pecans, chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °. Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round pans.
In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and 2 sticks butter, mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 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 pans. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from heat and cool completely before frosting.

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