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  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 35 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9-inch or 3 8-inch round cake pans. | 2. In a large bowl, mash together 1/2 cup of vegetable shortening with 1 1/2 cup of sugar until combined, then mix in the eggs, one at a time, stirring until the mixture is thoroughly blended. In a small bowl, stir the red food coloring with the cocoa powder to make a smooth paste, and stir the coloring into the shortening mixture. | 3. Sprinkle in the salt, and mix in the flour in several additions, alternating with buttermilk. As you mix, sprinkle in the baking soda, then drizzle in the vinegar, butter extract, and vanilla extract. Stir just until the mixture is smooth. Pour batter into prepared cake pans. | 4. Bake in the preheated oven until the cakes are set in the center and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool. | 5. In a saucepan over medium-low heat, whisk together 3 tablespoons of flour with milk until smooth. Bring just to a simmer, whisking constantly, and cook until thickened, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat, and let cool completely. In a bowl, mash together 1 cup of vegetable shortening with 1 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract until thoroughly combined, and slowly beat in the cooled milk mixture with an electric mixer, about 1 tablespoon at a time. Beat until the frosting is fluffy, 1 to 2 more minutes. Frost the cooled cake layers with the frosting, and sprinkle cake with coconut and chopped nuts to serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
vegetable shortening	1/2	cup		922.5	0.0	0.0	102.5
white sugar	1 1/2	cups		1161.0	299.94	0.0	0.0
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
red food coloring	2	ounces		50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
cocoa powder	2	tablespoons	unsweetened	24.624000000000002	6.2532	2.1168	1.4796
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
purpose flour	2 1/4	cups		50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
white vinegar	1	tablespoon		2.682	0.006	0.0	0.0
butter extract	1	teaspoon	flavored	50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
purpose flour	3	tablespoons		50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
milk	1	cup		148.84	11.6632	7.686	7.9788
vegetable shortening	1	cup		922.5	0.0	0.0	102.5
white sugar	1	cup		1161.0	299.94	0.0	0.0
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
coconut	1/2	cup	flaked	141.6	6.0920000000000005	1.3319999999999999	13.395999999999999
nut	1	tablespoon	chopped	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.