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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring (or 2 ounces of red liquid food coloring)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vinegar **
• 2 8-ounce blocks regular cream cheese
• 3 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 pound plus 1 cup confectioners sugar (about 5 cups total)
• Pinch fine salt
• Pinch granulated citric acid
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Description

Serious Eats