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$300 Red Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake ingredients:
1/2 C shortening
1 1/2 C sugar
2 eggs
2 oz red food coloring
2 tsp cocoa
2 C flour
1 C buttermilk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 1/2 tsp soda
Frosting ingredients:
1 Tbsp flour
1 C milk
2 sticks oleo
1 C granulated sugar
Directions:
Directions:
CAKE: Cream shortening, sugar and eggs; add food coloring and cocoa. Alternately add flour with buttermilk, salt and vanilla; beat until smooth. In a cup, mix vinegar and soda; fold into mixture. Pour into prepared 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350º for approx 30 minutes.
FROSTING: Combine flour and milk in sauce pan; cook over medium heat until thick. Cool in refrigerator. Add oleo and sugar to flour mixture and beat until fluffy; spread on cooled cake. (Note: this makes a lot of frosting -- enough for a 2-layer cake.)
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Karen is an OK friend of Gordon & Sue Kay. She grew up in Norman, OK and the foods they eat are more "southern" than we grew up knowing.

 

 

 

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