Food Network: Fabulous Red Velvet Cake

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Fabulous Red Velvet Cake
Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

Ingredients
1 cup vegetable shortening
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
2 ounces red food coloring
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vinegar
White frosting, recipe follows
White Frosting:
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk

1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In the bowl of a mixer, cream together the shortening, eggs and sugar. In a separate small bowl,
mix together the cocoa and food coloring. Add the paste to the shortening mixture. Sift the flour
and salt together over parchment. Add to the batter alternately with the buttermilk in 3 additions.
Add the vanilla extract. Fold in the baking soda and vinegar. Pour the batter into 2 greased
9-inch cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until an inserted cake tester comes out clean. Let cool
on a cooling rack. Invert the cakes from the pans.

Frosting: Over medium heat, cook the flour and milk until thickened. Let cool. In the bowl of an
electric mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in the
flour mixture.

Frost the top of the first layer with frosting and set the second layer on top. Frost the entire
cake with remaining frosting.