Waldorf Astoria Red Cake
Waldorf Astoria Red Cake
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 oz. red food coloring
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tbsp.vinegar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. cocoa
2 1/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
W.A.R.C. Frosting
3 Tbsp. flour
1 cup milk (cool)
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350� F and grease and flour 3 cake pans.
Make paste of cocoa and coloring, Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Add cocoa and coloring. Mix well.
Add buttermilk with vinegar, and flour with salt, alternately
By hand, fold in vanilla and baking soda.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
Frosting
Cook until thick -flour and milk.
Beat until creamy,shortning,margarine sugar and vanilla.
Mix together; add milk and flour mixture a little at a time and beat well.
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