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Red Velvet Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting ~ Southern Cakes

November 20, 2012 by susanelester

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I made this wonderful Red Velvet Cake for my sister-in-law, Stephanie’s birthday.  The recipe comes from Southern Cakes by Nancie McDermott – another Charleston find.  You can find the recipe here.  Red Velvet Cake is a Southern classic immortalized by the Armadillo Groom’s Cake scene in Steel Magnolias.

What sets this cake apart is the Coconut-Pecan frosting – it’s amazing.  And, I am thrilled that I finally mastered fluffy cooked buttercream!  This has been an ongoing challenge for me with a few of the Baked Sunday Mornings recipes.  The only change I made was to top the cake with shaved white chocolate.

Happy Birthday, Stephanie!

I made this centerpiece by hollowing out a pumpkin and placing a jar inside of it to hold the flowers and water.
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Comments

  1. Paula @ Vintage Kitchen says

    November 20, 2012 at 9:27 am

    I have yet to try the cooked buttercream from the baked books. Perfect frosting for red velvet Susan, I think it´s a fantastic cake!

  2. Lizzy Do says

    November 20, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Oh, my gosh, does this look amazing! Your SIL is so lucky!!! xo

  3. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    November 21, 2012 at 1:26 am

    I love red velvet cake! The coconut-pecan frosting sounds delicious!

  4. Velva says

    November 21, 2012 at 2:05 am

    OMG! The red velvet cake is absolutely over the top. Awesome.

    Velva

  5. Kathy says

    November 21, 2012 at 2:51 am

    Susan, An absolutely gorgeous cake! You are such good Sister in Law!

  6. Mary Hirsch says

    November 22, 2012 at 3:55 am

    I bet when John brought you home, his entire family stood up and cheered. Your in-laws are lucky indeed and I hope Stephanie was duly appreciative. Your cake looks fabulous – as a Southerner by osmosis after 4 years at Florida State, I am familiar with Red Velvet cake. I never could get over the color. As a nineteen-year-old, that was amazing to me. Happy Thanksgiving to you both and Braveheart and I look forward to seeing what you come up with over the holidays.

  7. Patty says

    November 24, 2012 at 12:08 am

    Over the top red velvet cake-love your frosting;-) thanks for sharing;-)

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