Red Velvet Cake
INGREDIENTS FOR CAKE
½ cup shortening
1 ½ cups sugar
2 eggs
2 ounces Red Food Coloring
2 TBL cocoa (heaping)
1 cup buttermilk
2 ¼ cups cake flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp white vinegar
INGREDIENTS FOR FROSTING
3 TBL flour
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup butter (DO NOT SUBSTITUTE)
DIRECTIONS FOR CAKE
- Cream shortening, sugar and eggs
- Make a paste of the food coloring and cocoa
- Add to creamed mixture
- Add buttermilk – alternating with flour and salt
- Add vanilla
- Add soda to vinegar
- Blend in to mixture
- Pour into 3 or 4 greased and floured 8″ pans
- Bake at 350 F. for 24-30 minutes
- Frost layers and cake with frosting
DIRECTIONS FOR FROSTING
- Slowing add milk to flour – make sure no lumps
- Cook flour and milk, stirring constantly, until very thick
- Cool completely
- Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy
- Add to the cooked mixture
- Beat on high speed until very fluffy
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