Red Velvet Cake - Edible Nashville

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 2 tablespoons red food coloring
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoonsalt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoonvanilla
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoonbaking soda
• 1 1/3 cups 2 percent reduced-fat milk
• 7 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened
• 1 1/3 to 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract