Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

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6 Servings

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Waldorf Astoria Red Cake Ingredients

1/2 c Shortening 1 ts Vinegar
1 1/2 c Sugar 2 Eggs
1/4 c Red food coloring 1 Frosting:
2 tb (heaping) cocoa 3 tb Flour
1 c Buttermilk 1 c Milk
2 1/4 c Cake flour 1 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Vanilla
1 ts Salt 1 c Butter, must be butter
1 ts Baking soda

Instructions for Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

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. Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 538 by P&S Gruenwald on Jan 15, 1998

Main Ingredient: CakeCuisine: Uncategorized

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