Red Velvet Cake With Buttercream Frosting

• Cake:
• Cooking spray
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
• 1 (1-ounce) bottle red food coloring
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Frosting:
• 3/4 cup fat-free milk
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. To prepare cake, coat 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray; line bottoms of pans with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; set pans aside.
3. Place granulated sugar and shortening in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 5 minutes or until well blended. Add egg substitute; beat well. Combine cocoa and food coloring in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk; add to sugar mixture, stirring well to combine.
4. Lightly spoon the cake flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine cake flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring with a whisk. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine vinegar and baking soda; add to batter, stirring well. Pour batter into prepared pans. Sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Carefully peel off wax paper; cool completely on wire rack.
5. To prepare frosting, combine milk and all-purpose flour in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook 3 minutes or until mixture forms a very thick paste, stirring constantly with a whisk. Spoon into a bowl; cover surface with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 45 minutes or until chilled. Place butter in a medium bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and chilled flour mixture; beat until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating just until blended (do not overbeat).
6. Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Top with other cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/red-velvet-cake-with-buttercream-frosting (may not work)