Waldorf Astoria Red Cake Recipes

WALDORF ASTORIA RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour 3 cake pans.
• Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring.
• Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Add cocoa and food coloring mixture. Mix well.
• Add buttermilk with vinegar and flour with salt alternately.
• By hand, fold in vanilla and baking soda.
• Pour batter equally into cake pans.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove cake layers from pans and cool completely.
• Cook flour and milk until thick.
• Beat shortening, margarine, sugar, vanilla until creamy.
• Add milk and flour mixture a little at a time and beat well.