Waldorf Astoria Red Velvet Cake

• Time 35 minutes
• Serves 12

Ingredients

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• CAKE:
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 ounces red food coloring
• 2 tablespoons cocoa (heaping)
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
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• FROSTING:
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup butter (must be butter!)

How to make it

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• For Cake:
• 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 (it foams!), and blend into cake batter.
• Pour into 3 or 4 greased and floured 8" cake pans.
• Bake at 350 F. for 24-30 minutes.
• Frost with the following frosting.
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• For Frosting:
• Add milk to flour slowly, avoiding lumps.
• Cook flour and milk until very thick, stirring constantly.
• **COOL IT COMPLETELY!!
• Cream sugar, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Add to cooked mixture.
• Beat, high speed, until very fluffy. Looks and tastes like whipped cream.