Waldorf Red Velvet Cake

Name: Waldorf Red Velvet Cake
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 c shortning; 1 1/2 c sugar; 2 eggs; 3 oz red food coloring; 2 Tbsp cocoa; 1 c buttermilk; 1 tsp salt; 2 1/4 c cake flour; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 tsp soda; 1 Tbsp vinegar; 5 Tbsp flour; 1 c margarine; 1 c sugar; 1 tsp vanilla

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By Bernadette Roberts
@kyldy

From What's Cooking In Kentucky

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Cook:

30 Min

Ingredients

1/2 c

shortning
1 1/2 c

sugar
2

eggs
3 oz

red food coloring
2 Tbsp

cocoa
1 c

buttermilk
1 tsp

salt
2 1/4 c

cake flour
1 tsp

vanilla
1 tsp

soda
1 Tbsp

vinegar
5 Tbsp

flour
1 c

margarine
1 c

sugar
1 tsp

vanilla
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How to Make Waldorf Red Velvet Cake

Step-by-Step

CREAM TOGETHER:
1/2 Cup Shorning and 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
Then add 2 eggs BLEND WELL

COMBINE:
3 oz. Red Food Coloring with 2 Tbsp. Cocoa (make a paste)

ADD to creamed mixture.

COMBINE: 1 Cup buttermilk and 1 tsp. salt

ADD ALTERNATELY with 2 1/4 cups cake flour

THEN ADD 1 tsp vanilla

LAST ADD: 1 tsp. soda dissolved in 1 Tbsp vinegar

DO NOT BEAT. Just blend well. BAKE in two 9-inch layer pans 30 minutes in 350 degree oven. When cool SPLIT the layers, making 4.
FROSTING

COOK until thick:
5 Tablespoon flour and 1 cup sweet milk

ALLOW TO COOL

CREAM TOGETHER: 1 cup margarine and 1 cup sugar

ADD cooled flour mixture and 1 tsp vanilla.

BEAT only until of spreading consistency. Add coloring or leave white.