Valentine's Day Recipes

I want to share my first recipe.  Since Valentine's is coming up I thought this one would be a neat treat. Waldorf-Astoria Red Velvet Cake Ingredients:       * 1/2 cup Shortening     * 1 1/2 cup Sugar     * 2 Eggs     * 2 ounces Red food coloring     * 2 tablespoons Cocoa -- heaping     * 2 1/4 cups Plain flour     * 1 teaspoon Salt     * 1 teaspoon Vanilla     * 1 teaspoon Baking soda     * 1 cup Buttermilk     * 1 tablespoon Vinegar     * 1 teaspoon Butter Flavoring (if desired) Frosting       * 3 tablespoons Flour     * 1 cup Butter (Not Margarine- you can tell the difference in the flavor).     * 1 teaspoon Vanilla     * 1 cup Milk     * 1 cup granulated sugar Directions: Cream Shortening, sugar and eggs. Make a paste with coloring and cocoa and add to mixture. Add salt and flour with buttermilk and vanilla. Alternately add soda and vinegar and don't beat- just blend. Bake in two 9-inch pans (greased and floured) for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Layers may be split to make four.     Frosting:   Cook flour and milk on low heat until thick. Then cool (I put it in the freezer for this.). Cream sugar, butter, and vanilla until fluffy. Add to flour-milk mixture. Beat until mixture is like whipped cream. Spread on layers. Sprinkle with nuts if desired