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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Red Velvet Cake

Waldorf-Astoria Red Velvet Cake & Icing from pg 229 of 'What's Cooking In Kentucky?'
CREAM: 1/2 cup shortening and 1 1/2 cup of sugar
ADD: 1 t. vanilla and 2 oz. of red food coloring
THEN ADD: 2 eggs  Cream well.
SIFT TOGETHER 3 TIMES: 2 cups of sifted cake flour and 1 T. cocoa
Add to creamed mixture alternately with 1 cup of buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Dissolve 1 t.  soda and 1 T. vinegar. Fold into batter. Blend well.
Pour into two greased and floured  9-inch cake pans.
Bake for 30 minutes in 350 degree oven.

ICING
COMBINE: 1/4 cup flour and 1 cup of milk in small saucepan. Cook until thickened. Set aside to cool.
CREAM: 1 stick of margarine, 1/2 cup shortening and 1 cup of sugar.  Cream until fluffy.
Add cold pudding.  Beat well...seriously, I have never know anyone to be able to beat this too much!  Spread over cake.


Found at
http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/waldorf-astoria-red-velvet-log-cake.html
 
 

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