Old Fashioned Southern Red Velvet Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup crisco butter flavor shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup red food coloring
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda, in
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening & sugar. add eggs. beat well. sift flour, salt & cocoa together. add alternately with buttermilk. beat after each addition.
• 2 make paste of cocoa and food coloring; add to creamed mixture. add salt, flour and vanilla alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. sprinkle soda over vinegar; pour vinegar over batter.
• 3 bake 30 minute at 350 degrees in 2 9" greased pans round cake pans.
• 4 for frosting:.
• 5 combine milk and flour and cook until thick (like a sauce) stir constantly. set aside to cool. cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. add vanilla and cooled cream sauce. beat until icing becomes stiff. frost cooled cakes.
• 6 enjoy!