Red Velvet Strawberry Cake | Peachy the Magazine

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 2 ounces red food coloring
• 2 ½ cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fresh orange juice and orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, halved
• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks), at room temperature
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 ½ cups sifted confectioners’ sugar (¾ pound)