Waldorf Red Velvet Cake and Frosting

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Waldorf Red Velvet Cake and Frosting

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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-----CAKE-----
1/2 cup Shortening
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Salt
2 1/2 cups Flour, all purpose -- sifted 2 to 3 times
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1/4 cup Food coloring -- red
2 tablespoons Cocoa
1 cup Buttermilk
1 tablespoon Vinegar
-----FROSTING-----
1 cup Milk
5 teaspoons Flour -- all purpose
1 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar, powdered -- sifted
1 teaspoon Vanilla

CAKE: Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy. Add eggs and beat 1 minute.
Add salt, beat. Add vanilla and coloring to buttermilk. Alternate adding
flourand milk mixtures to batter. Combine soda and vinegar in cup and add to
cake batter. Bake in (2) 9" cake pans at 350xF 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.



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Per serving: 383 Calories; 25g Fat (58% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 38g
Carbohydrate; 75mg Cholesterol; 478mg Sodium