Waldorf Red Velvet Cake & Frosting
Yield
1 cakePrep
15 minCook
30 minReady
45 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake | |||
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
, sifted |
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
vinegar
|
|
| Frosting | |||
| 1 | cup |
milk
|
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
powdered, sifted |
|
| 5 | teaspoons |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | cup |
butter
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake | |||
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 59 | ml |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 591 | ml |
all-purpose flour
, sifted |
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 15 | ml |
vinegar
|
|
| Frosting | |||
| 237 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
powdered, sifted |
|
| 25 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 237 | ml |
butter
|
|
Directions
CAKE:
Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs and beat 1 minute.
Add salt, beat.
Add vanilla and coloring to buttermilk.
Alternate adding flour and milk mixtures to batter.
Combine soda and vinegar in cup and add to cake batter.
Bake in (2) 9 inch cake pans at 350℉ (180℃) for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool on cake racks.
FROSTING:
Cook milk and flour until thick; cool in fridge.
Beat butter, sugar and vanilla with mixer.
Add flour and milk mixture a little at a time (make ahead of cake so that it has plenty of time to cool).
Beat well.
