Barb's Red Velvet Cake

By Barb

Ingredients

• Icing:
• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 1 1/2 cups White Sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 oz Red Food Coloring
• 2 beaten Eggs
• 2 cups Flour
• 1 tsp Cocoa
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 1 tsp Soda
• 1 tb Vinegar
• 1/4 cup Flour
• 1 cup Milk.
• 1 stick Oleo
• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp Orange Extract
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• Coconut (optional)

Details

Servings 12
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together:
Crisco, White Sugar, Vanilla, Red Food Coloring and eggs.

Sift 3 times:
Flour and Cocoa

Add to the first mixture alternately with 1 cup Buttermilk.

Fold in 1 tsp Soda dissolved in 1 tb Vinegar.

Bake in two nine inch pans at 375 degree oven for 1/2 hr.

Icing:

Cook to pudding stage 1/4 cup Flour and 1 cup Milk. Cool and chill.

Cream:
1 stick Oleo
1/2 cup Crisco
1 cup Powdered Sugar

Add:
Pudding and beat with mixer until it stands in peaks.

Add:
Vanilla Extract
Orange Extract

Spread between layers & on top and sides.
May add Coconut if desired.