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Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 oz. red food coloring
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tbsp.vinegar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. cocoa
2 1/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla


W.A.R.C. Frosting

3 Tbsp. flour
1 cup milk (cool)
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla


Preheat oven to 350° F and grease and flour 3 cake pans.

Make paste of cocoa and coloring, Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Add cocoa and coloring. Mix well.
Add buttermilk with vinegar, and flour with salt, alternately

By hand, fold in vanilla and baking soda.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes


Frosting

Cook until thick -flour and milk.

Beat until creamy,shortning,margarine sugar and vanilla.

Mix together; add milk and flour mixture a little at a time and beat well.