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Red Velvet Cake




Source of Recipe


Mary Ann Wetherbee


List of Ingredients




4 (1/2oz) bottles of red food coloring
3 TBSP cocoa
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1/4 tsp tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp baking soda

FROSTING: 2 TBSP flour, 1/2 Cup Milk


Recipe



Cake:
Mix food coloring and cocoa; let stand. Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and colored paste/ Beat well. Add buttermilk flour, salt and vanilla, beat. Add vinegar and baing soda and mix by hand. Pour into two 8" greased tin or 9x13" pan. Bake 350 for 3-=35 minutes.

Frosting:
Mix well cook until thick. Cream 1/2 cup sugar, pinch of salt, 1/4 cup butter or margarine, 1/4 cup white shortneing and 1 tsp Vanilla . Add slightly cooled flour mixture. Beat until fluffy. Spread over cake. Double frosting recipe for thicker frosting.