Famous Brown Derby Red Velvet Cake and Icing
Yield: 10 servings

2 1/2 cups Cake flour
1/2 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Instant cocoa mix
1/2 cup Butter
1 1/2 cups White sugar
2 Eggs
2 oz Red food coloring
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Buttermilk
1 tbsp White vinegar
1 tsp Soda


Icing (never hardens):
4 tbsp Flour
1 cup Sweet milk
1 cup Sugar
Margarine
1/2 cup Non liquid shortening
3 tsp Vanilla
1/4 tsp Salt

Sift together flour, salt, instant cocoa mix. Cream butter and sugar. When well creamed beat in whole eggs one at a time. Blend well, add food coloring and vanilla. Mix buttermilk, vinegar and soda. Add alternately with dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Blend at low speed between additions. Put in prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Don't over bake. Blend flour and milk. Cook until thickens to cream. Cool. Cream sugar, margarine, shortening, salt and vanilla. Add slightly cooked flour mixture and beat until fluffy.