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       Title: Waldorf Red Velvet Cake and Frosting
  Categories: Cakes
       Yield: 12 servings
  
 ------------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------
     1/2 c  Shortening                          1 ts Baking soda
       2    Eggs                            1 1/2 c  Sugar
       1 ts Vanilla                           1/4 c  Food coloring, red
       1 ts Salt                                2 tb Cocoa
   2 1/2 c  Flour, all purpose; sifted          1 c  Buttermilk
            -2 to 3 times                       1 tb Vinegar
 
 ----------------------------------FROSTING----------------------------------
       1 c  Milk                                1 c  Sugar, powdered; sifted
       5 ts Flour, all purpose                  1 ts Vanilla
       1 c  Butter                         
  
   CAKE:  Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy.  Add eggs and beat 1 minute.
   Add salt, beat.  Add vanilla and coloring to buttermilk. Alternate adding
   flour and milk mixtures to batter. Combine soda and vinegar in cup and add
   to cake batter.  Bake in (2) 9″ cake pans at 350øF for 25 to 30 minutes.
   Cool on cake racks.
   
   FROSTING: Cook milk and flour until thick; cool in fridge. Beat butter,
   sugar and vanilla with mixer. Add flour and milk mixture a little at a time
   (make ahead of cake so that it has plenty of time to cool). Beat well.
  
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