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Title: Waldorf Red Velvet Cake & Frosting
Categories: Cake Frosting
Yield: 1 Cake
| CAKE | ||
| 1/2 | c | Shortening |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| 2 1/2 | c | Flour, sifted 2 to 3 times |
| 1 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 1/4 | c | Red food coloring |
| 2 | tb | Cocoa |
| 1 | c | Buttermilk |
| 1 | tb | Vinegar |
| FROSTING | ||
| 1 | c | Milk |
| 5 | ts | Flour |
| 1 | c | Butter |
| 1 | c | Powdered sugar, sifted |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
Cake: Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy. Add eggs and beat 1 minute. Add salt and 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 two 9" cake pans at 350øF for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on cake racks.
Frosting: Cook milk and flour until thick. Cool in refrigerator. 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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