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Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

Waldorf Astoria Red Cake
Waldorf Astoria Red Cake requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 12 servings with 397 calories, 3g of protein, and 26g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. It works well as a rather cheap dessert. If you have baking soda, vanillan extract, buttermilk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

1
Cream together the shortening, sugar, and eggs.
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2
Make a paste with food coloring and cocoa.
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3
Add to shortening mixture.
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4
Add salt and buttermilk to mixture.
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5
Next add flour, vanilla, vinegar, and baking soda in that order.
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6
Mix.
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Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in two 8 inch round greased and floured cake pans.
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8
Let cool.
9
To Make Frosting: Cook 5 tablespoons flour and 1 cup milk until thick, and then cool.
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Cream together 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 cup butter or margarine and 1 teaspoon vanilla 'til fluffy.
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11
Add to flour mixture.
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12
Cut layers of cake in half lengthwise.
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Spread frosting on each half layer. Stack and frost over all.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings12
Health Score0
Vegetarian
DietsLacto Ovo Vegetarian
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