Waldorf red velvet cake & frosting

 
                     WALDORF RED VELVET CAKE & FROSTING
 
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 Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes                            Desserts
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
                         -----CAKE-----
      1/2   c            Shortening
    2                    Eggs
    1       t            Vanilla
    1       t            Salt
    2 1/2   c            Flour, all purpose -- sifted
                         -2 to 3 times
    1       t            Baking soda
    1 1/2   c            Sugar
      1/4   c            Food coloring, red
    2       tb           Cocoa
    1       c            Buttermilk
    1       tb           Vinegar
                         -----FROSTING-----
    1       c            Milk
    5       ts           Flour, all purpose
    1       c            Butter
    1       c            Sugar, powdered -- sifted
    1       t            Vanilla
 
   CAKE:  Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy.  Add
   eggs and beat 1 minute. Add salt, beat.  Add vanilla
   and coloring to buttermilk. Alternate adding flour and
   milk mixtures to batter. Combine soda and vinegar in
   cup and add to cake batter.  Bake in (2) 9" cake pans
   at 350øF 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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