Waldorf Red Velvet Cake And Frosting
Ingredients
Cake:
1/2 C. shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
2 1/2 C. flour, all purpose; sifted 2 to 3 times
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 C. sugar
1/4 C. food coloring, red
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 C. buttermilk
1 Tbsp. vinegar
Frosting:
1 C. milk
5 tsp. flour, all purpose
1 C. butter
1 C. sugar, powdered; sifted
1 tsp. vanilla
Cooking Instructions
Cake: Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy. Add eggs and beat 1 minute. Add salt, beat. Add vanilla and coloring to buttermilk. Alternate the flour and milk mixtures to batter. Combine soda and vinegar in C. and add to cake batter. Bake in two 9 inch cake pans at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on cake racks. Frosting: Cook milk and flour until thick; cool in fridge. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla with mixer. Add flour and milk mixture a little at a time (make ahead of cake so that it has plenty of time to cool). Beat well.
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