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Red Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1-1/2 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 oz red liquid food coloring
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cocoa
1 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
2-1/2 cup sifted flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp vinegar

Frosting:
1 cup milk
3 tbsp flour
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk.Mix food coloring, cocoa and salt to form a paste. Add flour to and paste to liquid ingredients. Mix together soda and vinegar and add to ingredients. Cook at 350º until done, about 20 minutes.

Frosting:
Cook milk and flour until thick; cool. Add softened butter creamed to sugar and vanilla and beat until fluffy.

 

 

 

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