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RED VELVET CAKE

Grandma Langager's Red Velvet Cake
Mom made this when we were kids.... I could have ate the whole thing if she let me... but she didn't.

2 oz. red food coloring
3 TBSP. Nestles Quick
1/2 cup crisco
1 and 1/2 cup sugar
1 TBSP. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 and 1/4 cup cake flour
salt 1 tsp. baking soda

Mix Quick and food coloring and set aside

Beat crisco and sugar
Add eggs... one at a time and BEAT WELL!
Add buttermilk...beat
Add cake flour and a scant tsp. salt..... beat!
Add vinegar and stir
Add vanilla and stir in
Fold in 1 rounded tsp of baking soda (no lumps)

Line cake pans with wax paper and grease
Flour
Bake 350
30 minutes (turn 1/2 way through)

FROSTING

2 and 2/3 CUP POWDERED SUGAR
2/3 CUP SOFT BUTTER
6 TBSP. COCOA and 2 TBSP. BUTTER
3/4 tsp. VANILLA
2 TBSP. MILK

In small mixer bowl blend sugar, butter, chocolate and vanilla on low speed.
Slowly add milk
Beat until smooth
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