Categories: cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 lb. (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
• 2 oz. blue food coloring
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 Tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 Tbsp. vinegar
• Icing:
• 1 (8oz.) pkg. cream cheese
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1 cup melted marshmallows
• 1 (1 lb.) box confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round pans.

2. In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time and mx 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

3. with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine soda and vinegar and add to mixture.

4. Pour batter into pans. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.

5. Icing:

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

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