Valentine’s Day Recipes

Waldorf-Astoria Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Shortening

1 1/2 cup Sugar

2 Eggs

2 ounces Red food coloring

2 tablespoons Cocoa -- heaping

2 1/4 cups Plain flour

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 teaspoon Baking soda

1 cup Buttermilk

1 tablespoon Vinegar

1 teaspoon Butter Flavoring (if desired)

Frosting

3 tablespoons Flour

1 cup Butter (Not Margarine- you can tell the difference in the flavor).

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 cup Milk

1 cup granulated sugar

Directions:

Cream Shortening, sugar and eggs. Make a paste with coloring and cocoa and add to

mixture. Add salt and flour with buttermilk and vanilla. Alternately add soda and

vinegar and don't beat- just blend. Bake in two 9-inch pans (greased and floured)

for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Layers may be split to make four.

Frosting:

Cook flour and milk on low heat until thick. Then cool (I put it in the freezer for

this.). Cream sugar, butter, and vanilla until fluffy. Add to flour-milk mixture. Beat

until mixture is like whipped cream. Spread on layers. Sprinkle with nuts if desired

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