dee's no fail red velvet cake & frosting

How To Make dee's no fail red velvet cake & frosting

• Step 1
  In a mixing bowl, cream together shortening and sugar.
• Step 2
  Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
• Step 3
  In a small bowl mix together food color and cocoa. Add to sugar-egg mixture. Beat well.
• Step 4
  In a separate bowl, mix together flour and salt. And in a meas. cup add the vanilla to the buttermilk. Now alternately add dry ingred. and milk mixture to the sugar-egg mixture. Continue beating and then add the vinegar and soda.
• Step 5
  When well blended, pour into 2-9" greased and floured cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes @350. Cool thoroughly before frosting. Looks great if you split the layers in two for a four layer cake.
• Step 6
  * I keep a container of powdered buttermilk to use for various recipes. You can get it in the baking section of your grocery store. I just never use all the buttermilk in the carton, and I hate waste.
• Step 7
  Fluffy Frosting: Whisk together cornstarch with 1/4 cup milk. Mix in the remaining 1 cup milk and cook over medium heat until thick. (stir constantly with a whisk and watch that it doesn't scorch). Pour into a pie plate and cover with plastic wrap, press down gently touching the surface all around. (this keeps it from forming a crust like you get with cooked puddings) Refrigerate until cold and thick like pudding. Cream sugar and shortening, add vanilla. Mix until very light. Add the chilled thickener a spoonful at a time and continue mixing until the consistency of whipped cream. Frost between layers and top. I don't usually frost the sides.
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