Recipe: Red Velvet
Ingredients
Cake:
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 4 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
Icing:
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
