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Waldorf Astoria Red Velvet Cake
Make the well-known Waldorf Astoria Red Velvet Cake at home. No cake mix needed.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Cake Recipes, Red Velvet, Red Velvet Cake
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
minutes
Servings
16
Calories
384
kcal
Author
Stephanie Manley
Ingredients
Cake ingredients
▢
1/2
cup
shortening
▢
2
eggs
▢
2
ounces
red food coloring
▢
1
cup
buttermilk
▢
1
tablespoon
vinegar
▢
1
teaspoon
baking soda
▢
1 1/2
cups
sugar
▢
3
tablespoons
cocoa
▢
2 1/4
cups
all-purpose flour
▢
3/4
teaspoon
salt
▢
1
teaspoon
vanilla
Frosting ingredients
▢
3
tablespoons
all-purpose flour
▢
1
cup
milk
▢
1/2
cup
shortening
▢
1/2
cup
butter
▢
1
cup
sugar
▢
1
teaspoon
vanilla
Instructions
Cake Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour 3 cake pans.
Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring.
Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Add cocoa and food coloring mixture. Mix well.
Add buttermilk with vinegar and flour with salt alternately.
By hand, fold in vanilla and baking soda.
Pour batter equally into cake pans.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove cake layers from pans and cool completely.
Frosting Instructions
Cook flour and milk until thick.
Beat shortening, margarine, sugar, vanilla until creamy.
Add milk and flour mixture a little at a time and beat well.
Nutrition
Calories:
384
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
47
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
20
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Cholesterol:
38
mg
|
Sodium:
259
mg
|
Potassium:
81
mg
|
Fiber:
0
g
|
Sugar:
32
g
|
Vitamin A:
255
IU
|
Calcium:
43
mg
|
Iron:
1.1
mg
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