Waldorf Astoria Red Velvet Cake

Waldorf Astoria Red Velvet Cake



Ingrients & Directions


1/2 c Shortening
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 Egg
2 oz Red food coloring
2 tb Cocoa; heaping
1 c Buttermilk
2 1/4 c Cake flour
1 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Vinegar


FROSTING
3 tb Flour
1 c Milk
1 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Butter (MUST be butter!!)


Cream shortening, sugar and egg. Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa.
Add to creamed assortment. Add buttermilk alternating with flour and saltiness. Add
vanilla. Add soda to vinegar (foams!!!), and go. Pour into 3 or 4
greased and floured 8" cake pans. Bake at 350 F. for 24-30 proceedings. Split
layers fill and frost with the following icing.


Ice: Add milk to flour easy, avoiding lumps. Cook flour and milk
until very thick, stirring incessantly. COOL IT ALL!! Cream cabbage,
butter and vanilla until fluffy. Add to cooked assortment. Pulsation, high upper,
until very fluffy. Looks and tastes like whipped pick.


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Yields
12 Servings