Waldorf Astoria's Red Velvet Cake

By Bostoncook

Stephan's mom

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 ounces red food coloring
• 2 heaping tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup butter, no substitutes

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine shortening-eggs.

2. Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa. Add to shortening. Alternate adding buttermilk and flour. Add vanilla. Combine soda and vinegar. Blend in.

3. Pour into 3 or 4 greased and floured 8" pans.

4. Bake at 350 24-30 mins.

5. Blend flour-milk. Heat until very thick. Cool.

6. Cream sugar-vanilla. Add to milk. Beat until fluffy. Spread over cake.

Excellent.