EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Ingredients

1 box Duncan Hines butter cake mix
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1 bottle red food coloring
1 stick margarine
3 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar
FROSTING:
1 cup milk
1/4 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 stick margarine
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 small can Angel Flake coconut

Preparation

For cake, sift cake mix with cocoa into large mixing bowl. Add vanilla, buttermilk, food coloring, margarine and eggs and blend until moistened. Add baking soda and vinegar to cake mixture and beat at medium speed for 4 minutes. Pour batter into three greased and floured round cake pans and bake at 375 degrees 25-30 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.

For frosting, mix milk, flour and salt directly in top of double boiler. Cook over low heat until mixture reaches pudding consistency. In a mixing bowl, cream margarine and sugar; add vanilla and coconut. Mix with milk mixture. Spread between layers and on top and sides of cake. Sprinkle top and sides of cake with additional coconut, if desired.