RED VELVET CAKE

½ cup shortening              1 ½ cup sugar

Beat and cream 4 minutes, then add:

2 eggs and beat for ½ minute.

Add:

2 tsp. Cocoa                     1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Vanilla                     2 oz. Red food coloring

1 cup buttermilk                2 ½ cups flour

1 ½ tsp. Soda (dissolve soda in 1 Tbsp. Vinegar)

Fold in 1 minute.  Bake 30 minutes at 350.

RED VELVET CAKE FROSTING

1 cup butter                      1 cup milk

1 tsp. Vanilla                     1 cup sugar

3 tsp. Flour

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.  Cook milk and flour until thick.  Cool milk mixture, add vanilla to sugar and butter; then add milk gradually, beating constantly.  Keep frosted cake refrigerated.