American Beauty
I make this cake for about 10 years, every time people like it.
Yield
32 servingsPrep
25 minCook
35 minReady
1 hrsTrans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colouring | |||
| 2 | ounces |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
cocoa powder
instant |
|
| Batter | |||
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
crisco |
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 2 ¼ | cups |
cake flour
sifted 3 times |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
vinegar
white |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| Icing | |||
| ¼ | pound |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 7 | tablespoons |
vegetable shortening
crisco |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
cake flour
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
buttermilk
room temperature |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colouring | |||
| 57.8 | ml/g |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| 45 | ml |
cocoa powder
instant |
|
| Batter | |||
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
crisco |
*
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 532 | ml |
cake flour
sifted 3 times |
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 15 | ml |
vinegar
white |
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| Icing | |||
| 113.4 | g |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 105 | ml |
vegetable shortening
crisco |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 45 | ml |
cake flour
|
|
| 158 | ml |
buttermilk
room temperature |
|
Directions
Mix together the red food coloring and instant cocoa; set aside.
Cream together the ½ cup of shortening, 1½ cup sugar and eggs. Add colored paste and mix well.
Add 1 cup buttermilk, 2¼ cup cake flour and salt.
Mix well, add 1 teaspoon vanilla, vinegar and baking soda. Mix well again.
Bake in 350℉ (180℃) oven 30 to 35 minutes.
For the icing, cream together butter, remaining shortening and vanilla.
Mix very well with electric beater; add remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time while mixing.
Add remaining buttermilk and mix well.
