Old-Fashioned Red Velvet Cake

Old-Fashioned Red Velvet Cake
Image by Zesmerelda via Flickr

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 2 oz. red food coloring
  • p3 tbsp. Nestle’s Quick cocoa
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour, sifted 3 times
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 1 tbsp.…

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Pinwheel Icebox Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 eggs
  • cups flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cup ground raisins
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup nuts

Preparation

  • Cream brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar and butter; add eggs and mix well.
  • Add sifted flour,…

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