Red Velvet Cake
Source of Recipe
Patsy
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 ounce red food coloring
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 1/ cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon soda
icing for red velvet cake
2 cups milk
6 tablespoons plain flour
pinch salt
4 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix shortening, sugar and eggs. cream together, then add red food coloring, 2 tablespoons cocoa, flour , salt, buttermilk. Add vanilla, Mix together vinegar and soda: fold into the other mixture. Do not beat after adding vinegar and soda to mixture. Grease and flour two 8- or 9- inch pans Bake in 350 degree oven 20 to 30 minutes.
combine milk, flour, and salt. cook, stirring constantly until thick. cool thoroughly. cream butter and sugar with mixer for 7 minutes . add first three ingredients gradually. beat until fluffy. add vanilla. spread over cake.
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