Red Velvet Cake & Icing

By á-48911

This is one of my very favorite cakes. I started making this cake when I was in high school.

Ingredients

• Icing:
• 2 c. flour
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 2 1/2 t. baking soda
• 1 T. vinegar
• 2 eggs
• 2 oz. red food coloring
• 2 T. cocoa, level
• 1 c. milk
• 1 c. sugar
• 5 T. flour
• 1 1/2 sticks margarine
• 1 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

For cake:
Cream together shortening, eggs and 1 1/2 c. sugar.

Mix well, red food coloring and cocoa and add to creamed mixture.

Into the buttermilk, add 1 t. soda and 1 t. vanilla.

Sift 2 c. flour. Alternate flour and buttermilk into first mixture, beating until smooth.

Put 1 T. vinegar in a cup and add 1 1/2 t. soda. Fold into mixture by hand.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes.

Icing:
Mix 5 T. flour and 1 c. milk in a saucepan and cook until very thick, stirring often so as not to burn milk. Put in refrigerator to cool. Make sure this mixture is completely cool before continuing.

Cream together 1 1/2 stick margarine with 1 c. sugar. Add cooled flour mixture and beat until fluffy. Add 1 t. vanilla and mix well.

If icing is not thick enough to spread nicely, add powdered sugar, but not more than necessary.