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Valentine's Day: Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

Source of Recipe

e-cookbooks.net


List of Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 ounces red food coloring
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon baking soda
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract



Recipe

Cream together the shortening, sugar, and eggs. Make a paste with food coloring and cocoa. Add to shortening mixture.

Add salt and buttermilk to mixture. Next add flour, vanilla, vinegar, and baking soda in that order. Mix.

Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F in two 8 inch round
greased and floured cake pans. Let cool.


To Make Frosting: Cook 5 tablespoons flour and 1 cup milk until thick, and then cool. Cream together 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 cup butter or margarine and 1 teaspoon vanilla until fluffy. Add to flour mixture.

Cut layers of cake in half lengthwise. Spread frosting on each half layer. Stack and frost over all.