County Fair Red Velvet Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 ounces red food coloring (or 1 oz. mixed with 1 oz. water)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 lb butter (no subs)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening with sugar; add eggs.
• 2 combine cocoa and food coloring to make a paste.
• 3 stir into creamed mixture.
• 4 sift four and salt together.
• 5 then with electric mixer at medium speed, add alternately with buttermilk to mixture.
• 6 blend well; add vanilla.
• 7 combine vinegar and soda and while still foaming, add to batter.
• 8 do not beat; instead stir gently.
• 9 bake in 2 greased and floured layer cake pans at 350° for 30-35 minutes.
• 10 icing: cook flour and milk over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly.
• 11 cool.
• 12 add sugar, butter and vanilla.
• 13 beat at high speed until smooth and creamy.
• 14 spread on cooled cake.
• 15 icing will take a length of time to set; it resembles whip cream when cool.