Grandma Bs Red Cake
From tashmoore 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 1
This is the original recipe my grandma used for everyone's birthday until she had to quit cooking. She had it on a recipe card that said: "Waldorf Red Cake". one serving because you won't want to share ;) And remember, it isn't red cake if you use creme cheese.
Ingredients
- 1/2C shortening shopping list
- 1 1/2C sugar shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 2oz red food coloring or 2oz water shopping list
- 2 T cocoa shopping list
- 1 t salt shopping list
- 1C buttermilk shopping list
- 2 1/2C flour shopping list
- 1 t vanilla shopping list
- 1 T vinegar shopping list
- 1 t soda shopping list
- ******** shopping list
- 1C milk shopping list
- 2T cornstarch shopping list
- 1C sugar shopping list
- 1/2# oleo (like Crisco I am told) shopping list
- 1/2C shortening shopping list
How to make it
- Cream shortening, sugar, eggs
- make paste w/ coloring & cocoa, add to mixture
- add salt and buttermilk w/flour and vanilla.
- Fold vinegar and soda last.
- just blend in.
- bake 350 -30 min for layers (2 round layers)
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- While baking cook 1C milk and 2T cornstarch until thick and allow to cool to lukewarm.
- While cooling milk mixture beat sugar, oleo, and shortening until thick and creamy.
- add milk mixture to oleo mixture and beat thoroughly.
- flavor and color to taste.
- make only one recipe and don't split layers-too much iceing
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grandmas Cake is Fantastic thanks bunches
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