Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons baking cocoa 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 cup buttermilk 
• 2  eggs 
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 12 servings best-ever icing soft
• 1 cup milk 
• 1.5 tablespoons food coloring red
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup shortening 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1.5 cups sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 tablespoon vinegar white

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• mixing bowl
• wire rack
• hand mixer
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Beat shortening and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow dissapears. Stir in vanilla and food coloring.
3. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa. Stir together buttermilk and vinegar; add to shortening mixture alternately with flour mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat just until blended after each addition.
4. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9" round cakes; bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.
5. Spread Best-Ever Soft Icing between layers and on top and sides of cake.
6. Whisk together flour and milk in a small saucepan over low heat until thickened.
7. Pour into mixing bowl; allow to cool.
8. Add butter and remaining ingreidents to flour mixture; beat at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 8 minutes.