Red Velvet Cake with Mystery Icing

Cake

Combine flour, salt and the chocolate flavored mix. Cream together the shortening and sugar. When mixture is well creamed, beat in eggs one at a time. Blend well and add food coloring and vanilla. Mix buttermilk, vinegar and soda. Add alternately with dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Blend at low speed after each addition. Turn batter into two greased and lined 9” round layer pans and bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks before frosting with this icing.

Mystery Icing

Blend flour and milk. Cook until mixture thickens to consistency of cream. Cool but do not chill. Cream sugar, butter and shortening, adding salt and vanilla. Add the cooked flour mixture and continue beating until very fluffy.