(Red
Mix) - Mix in small bowl and set aside:
3 tbls Nestle Instant Quick and 2 oz Red Food Coloring
In a large bowl cream: 1/2 cup shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar.
Add 2 eggs and mix well (beat until creamy) and then add red
mix
and mix well.
Add 2 1/2 cups flour (sifted 3 times), pinch of salt and 1 cup
buttermilk. Mix well for 2 minutes.
Remove beater and with SPOON stir in 1/2 tsp vinegar (mix real
well).
Add 1 tsp soda and mix well again.
Note: be sure and add vinegar
and soda separately.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Icing
1
stick butter
3
tbls. flour
½ cup
Crisco
2/3 cup
sweet milk
1
cup sugar
1
tsp. vanilla
Beat until creamy, 1 stick butter, 1/2 cup Crisco and 1 cup
sugar
Add 3 tbls. flour (1 tbls. at a time), 2/3 cup sweet milk, 1
tsp. vanilla.
Beat until light and fluffy. Spread on cooled cake.
