Waldorf Red Cake

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Cake

  • 1/2 Cup ‏Shortening
  • 1 1/2 Cups ‏Sugar
  • 2 ‏Eggs
  • 1 oz. ‏Red Food Coloring
  • 1 tsp. ‏Vanilla
  • 1 tsp. ‏Salt
  • 1 Cup ‏Buttermilk
  • 2 1/4 Cups ‏Cake Flour
  • 1 tsp. ‏Soda
  • 1 Tbsp. ‏Vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. ‏Cocoa

Add vinegar to soda. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs; make paste of coloring, cocoa and add to mixture. Alternate milk with flour and salt; add vinegar and soda. Do not beat hard, just blend. Bake 30 minutes at 350°. Cool. Cut each layer through to make four layers.

Icing

  • 3 Tbsp. ‏Flour
  • 1 Cup ‏Sugar
  • 1 Cup ‏Butter
  • 1 Cup ‏Milk
  • 1 tsp. ‏Vanilla
  • 1/4 Pound ‏Powdered Sugar

Cook flour and milk until thick. Cool. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until very fluffy. Add to milk and flour mixture. Do no beat too long. Ice cake.

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