Waldorf red velvet cake & frosting
Yield: 12 Servings MM
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c Shortening
- 2 Eggs
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1 ts Salt
- 2 1/2 c Flour all purpose; sifted -2 to 3 times
- 1 ts Baking soda
- 1 1/2 c Sugar
- 1/4 c Food coloring red
- 2 tb Cocoa
- 1 c Buttermilk
- 1 tb Vinegar MMMMM--------------------------FROSTING-------------------------------
- 1 c Milk
- 5 ts Flour all purpose
- 1 c Butter
- 1 c Sugar powdered; sifted
- 1 ts Vanilla
Instructions:
CAKE: Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy. Add eggs and beat 1 minute. Add salt 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 (2) 9" cake pans at 350øF for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on cake racks. FROSTING: Cook milk and flour until thick; cool in fridge. 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.



