Waldorf Astoria red cake
Waldorf Astoria red cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 2 ounces red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 heaping tablespoons cocoa
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- Frosting:
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup butter
Recipe method:
- Add vinegar to baking soda. Hold over bowl as it foams.
- Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
- Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa, then add to the creamed mixture.
- Add buttermilk with salt and vinegar.
- Alternately add to above mixture with flour.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes in two 9 inch pans.
- Cook flour and milk until thick.
- Cool in the refrigerator.
- Cream sugar, butter and vanilla extract until fluffy.
- Blend creamed mixture, do not beat, with cooled flour mixture.
- It should be the consistency of oatmeal.
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