Ingredients
- 3 times
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 food coloring (red)
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 5 teaspoons flour all-purpose
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
CAKE: Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy. Add eggs and beat 1 minute. Add salt, beat. Add vanilla and coloring to buttermilk. Alternate adding flourand milk mixtures to batter. Combine soda and vinegar in cup and add to cake batter. Bake in (2) 9" cake pans at 350xF for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on cake racks.
FROSTING: Cook milk and flour until thick; cool in fridge. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla with mixer. Add flour and milk mixture a little at a time (make ahead of cake so that it has plenty of time to cool). Beat well.
