Description:

Great for the Fourth of July

Source:

C. Myers

Serves/Makes:2 Layer 8" cake

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) Sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) Crisco
• 2-1/2 cups (600 ml) cake flour
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Salt
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) Nestle Quick (Chocolate)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup (225 ml) buttermilk
• 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vinegar
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 1 Oz (28 grm). bottle of red food coloring

Preparation

• Disolve soda in vinegar before adding to mixture.
• Add red food coloring last.
• Combine all other ingredients in large mixing bowl.
• Use electric mixer to blend all ingredients, approx. 2 minutes.
• Lightly grease the bottoms only of two 8 inch round cake pans.
• Cut out 2 8 inch circles of wax paper and place in pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) F for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Be careful not to over bake, or it will be dry.
• Let pans cool wire racks before removing cake.
• Run a knife around the outside edge and then carefully turn pans upside
• down on wire racks and remove pans and wax paper let cakes set until
• completely cool before frosting.

Comments

This is the frosting I like to use for Red Cake. Combine: 3 tbsp of flour 3/4 vup of milk (whole or 2%) Cook over low heat stirring constantly in a small sauce pan until thick. Must cool completely.

Beat: 3/4 cup of sugar 3/4 cup of butter 1 tsp vanilla Add flour and milk mixure and beat until of spreading consistency. Must have a good electric mixer for this, or it will not turn out right.