Waldorf Astoria Red Cake With Frosting Recipe

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Waldorf Astoria Red Cake With Frosting
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 oz red food coloring
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp baking soda
  • 5 tbsp milk
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Cake:.
  2. Cream together the shortening, sugar and eggs. Make a paste with food coloring and cocoa. Add to shortening mixture. Add salt and buttermilk to mixture. Next add flour, vanilla, vinegar and baking soda in that order. Mix.
  3. Bake cake 30 minutes at 350 in 2 8-inch round greased cake pans. Cool.
  4. Frosting:.
  5. Cook flour and milk until thick, then cool. Cream together sugar, butter and vanilla till fluffy. Add to flour mixture. Spread frosting on cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1120.38 Kcal (4691 kJ)
Calories from fat 559.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 62.21g 96%
Cholesterol 141.47mg 47%
Sodium 2166.44mg 90%
Potassium 309.07mg 7%
Total Carbs 131.42g 44%
Sugars 72.98g 292%
Dietary Fiber 6.8g 27%
Protein 12.58g 25%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 4.1mg 23%
Calcium 298.6mg 30%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 338.83 Kcal (1419 kJ)
Calories from fat 169.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.81g 96%
Cholesterol 42.78mg 47%
Sodium 655.18mg 90%
Potassium 93.47mg 7%
Total Carbs 39.75g 44%
Sugars 22.07g 292%
Dietary Fiber 2.06g 27%
Protein 3.8g 25%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 13%
Iron 1.2mg 23%
Calcium 90.3mg 30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 26.8
    Points
  • 31
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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