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Waldorf Astoria Red Cake
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Servings: 6
Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2
cup
Shortening 1 1/2
cups
Sugar 2
Eggs 1/4
cup
Red food coloring 2
heaping tablespoon
Cocoa 1
cup
Buttermilk 2 1/4
cups
Cake flour 1
teaspoon
Salt 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 1
teaspoon
Baking soda 1
teaspoon
Vinegar 1
cup
Milk 3
tablespoons
Flour 1
cup
Sugar 1
cup
Butter,
(not margarine)
1
teaspoon
Vanilla
Directions:
1.
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 baking 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.
2.
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.
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