Description
A family favorite–great for the Christmas holiday.
Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 4 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round pans.
- Make the cake: Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and shortening together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time
- beating well after each addition. Combine red food coloring and cocoa to make a paste; add to creamed mixture.
- Mix buttermilk
- salt
- and 1 teaspoon vanilla together in a small bowl. Add flour
- alternating with buttermilk mixture
- mixing just until incorporated. Mix vinegar and baking soda together; gently fold into cake batter and pour into prepared pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool
- about 30 minutes.
- Make the icing: Heat milk and flour in a saucepan over low heat
- stirring constantly
- until thick. Set aside to cool completely.
- Meanwhile
- beat sugar
- butter
- and vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add cooled flour mixture and beat until frosting is a good spreading consistency. Frost cake layers when completely cool.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 12