Red Earth Cake

Name: Red Earth Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cups Shortening; 1-1/2 cup Sugar; 2 whole Eggs; 4 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder; 1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring; 3 Tablespoons Coffee, Hot And Strong; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; 1 dash Salt (a Pinch Only); 2 cups Minus 2 Tablespoons, Flour, White; 1 cup Buttermilk; 1 box Powdered Sugar, 16 Oz (For Icing); 1 stick Butter, Softened (For Icing); 1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring (For Icing); 3 Tablespoons Coffee (For Icing); 3 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder (For Icing); 1 teaspoon Vanilla (For Icing)

17 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cups Shortening
1-1/2 cup Sugar
2 whole Eggs
4 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring
3 Tablespoons Coffee, Hot And Strong
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 dash Salt (a Pinch Only)
2 cups Minus 2 Tablespoons, Flour, White
1 cup Buttermilk
1 box Powdered Sugar, 16 Oz (For Icing)
1 stick Butter, Softened (For Icing)
1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring (For Icing)
3 Tablespoons Coffee (For Icing)
3 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder (For Icing)
1 teaspoon Vanilla (For Icing)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Grease and flour two 8-inch layer cake pans.
3

FOR THE CAKE:
4

Cream shortening and sugar.
5

Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
6

Make a paste of cocoa, food coloring, coffee and baking soda, then add to creamed mixture.
7

Add in vanilla and salt.
8

Add flour alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
9

Bake in two 8 inch, greased and floured pans for 30 minutes.
10

Let cake cool completely before icing.
11

RED EARTH ICING:
12

Cream butter and sugar.
13

Mix in remaining ingredients and spread on cooled cake.