Waldorf astoria red cake

 
                          WALDORF ASTORIA RED CAKE
 
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 Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      1/2   c            Shortening
    1 1/2   c            Sugar
      1/4   c            Red food coloring
    2       tb           (Heaping) Cocoa
    1       c            Buttermilk
    2 1/4   c            Cake flour
    1       t            Vanilla
    1       t            Salt
    1       t            Baking soda
    1       t            Vinegar
    2                    Eggs
                         Frosting:
    3       tb           Flour
    1       c            Milk
    1       c            Sugar
    1       t            Vanilla
    1       c            Butter, Must be Butter
 
   Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of food
   coloring and cocoa. Add to creamed mixture. Add
   buttermilk alternating with flour and salt. Add
   vanilla. Add soda to vinegar (foams!!!), Blend in..
   Pour into 3 or 4 greased and floured 8" cake pans.
   Bake at 350 24-30 minutes. Split layers fill and frost
   with the following frosting.
   
   FROSTING Add milk to flour slowly, avoid lumps. Cook
   flour and milk 'til very thick, stirring constantly.
   COOL!! Cream sugar, butter and vanilla 'til fluffy.
   Add to cooked mixture. Beat, high speed, 'til very
   fluffy. Looks and tastes like whipped cream.
  
 
 
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