waldorf astoria cake
This recipe if from one of my Grand mothers recipe book. She put lots of love in this cake when she made it.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Convection Oven
yield
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 - eggs
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 ounce red food color
- 2 cups flour (sifted)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- FROSTING PART 1
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup flour
- - pinch of salt
- FROSTING PART 2
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup crisco
How To Make waldorf astoria cake
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Step 1Mix vinegar and soda, set aside. Cream sugar with shortening and add eggs. Make a paste of cocoa and food color and add to creamed mixture.
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Step 2Add buttermilk,salt, and flour alternately. Add vanilla then soda and vinegar.
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Step 3Beat well and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes in two well oiled and floured pans. Cool and split each layer to make 4 thin layers
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Step 4FROSTING PART 1: Cook over low flame until thickened, remove from heat and add 1 stick butter. Chill mixture.
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Step 5FROSTING PART 2: Add to first part and beat at high speed until fluffy. Ice after putting layers together. Garnish with Coconut.
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