Waldorf astoria red cake

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Shortening
1½ cup Sugar
¼ cup Red food coloring
2 tablespoons (Heaping) Cocoa
1 cup Buttermilk
2¼ cup Cake flour
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Vinegar
2 Eggs
Frosting:
3 tablespoons Flour
1 cup Milk
1 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Butter, Must be Butter

Directions

Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa. Add to creamed mixture. Add buttermilk alternating with flour and salt. Add vanilla. Add soda to vinegar (foams!!!), Blend in..

Pour into 3 or 4 greased and floured 8" cake pans. Bake at 350 24-30 minutes. Split layers fill and frost with the following frosting.

FROSTING Add milk to flour slowly, avoid lumps. Cook flour and milk 'til very thick, stirring constantly. COOL!! Cream sugar, butter and vanilla 'til fluffy. Add to cooked mixture. Beat, high speed, 'til very fluffy. Looks and tastes like whipped cream.

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