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Waldorf Astoria Red Velvet Cake

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Recipe

 

Yield

1 cake

Prep

20 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

50 min
Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
½ cup vegetable shortening
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1 ½ cups sugar
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2 each eggs
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2 ounces food coloring
red
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2 tablespoons cocoa powder
heaping
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1 cup buttermilk
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2 ¼ cups cake flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon vinegar
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Frosting
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1 cup milk
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1 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup butter
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
118 ml vegetable shortening
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355 ml sugar
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2 each eggs
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57.8 ml/g food coloring
red
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3E+1 ml cocoa powder
heaping
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237 ml buttermilk
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532 ml cake flour
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5 ml salt
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5 ml vanilla extract
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5 ml baking soda
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5 ml vinegar
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Frosting
45 ml all-purpose flour
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237 ml milk
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237 ml sugar
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5 ml vanilla extract
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237 ml butter
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Directions

Cream shortening, sugar and eggs.

Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa.

Add to creamed mixture.

Add buttermilk alternating with flour and salt.

Add vanilla.

Add soda to vinegar (foams!!!), and blend in.

Pour into 3 or 4 greased and floured 8 inch cake pans.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃). for 24 to 30 minutes.

Split layers fill and frost with the following frosting.

Frosting: Add milk to flour slowly, avoiding lumps.

Cook flour and milk until very thick, stirring constantly.

COOL IT COMPLETELY!! Cream sugar, butter and vanilla until fluffy.

Add to cooked mixture.

Beat, high speed, until very fluffy.

Looks and tastes like whipped cream.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 417g (14.7 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 128836% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 51g 78%
Saturated Fat 31g 156%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 222mg 74%
Sodium 1176mg 49%
Total Carbohydrate 66g 66%
Dietary Fiber 2g 9%
Sugars g
Protein 29g
Vitamin A 33% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 18% Iron 38%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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