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Although the hotel is closed for renovations, many remember the Waldorf-Astoria for its three-layer red velvet cake. The cream cheese frosting contains heavy cream, cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Few other New York City restaurants which have invented popular treats share this same transparency.
Calling this specialty the “ Waldorf-Astoria cake,” the hotel served it to guests who traveled far and wide for the dessert. They claim to have sold the cake in the 1920s; however, the recipe only appeared in print around the 1940s and 1950s.
Now, more than half a century after the alleged scandal took place, the Waldorf-Astoria shares the recipe with anyone who asks. The Hilton, the current owner of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, published the recipe under the title “ Let Them Eat (Red Velvet) Cake ,” acknowledging the mysteries embedded in the historic red velvet cake recipe.
Make the frosting. In a heavy saucepan, whisk together 3 tablespoons of flour and 1/4 cup of the milk until smooth. Whisk in salt and remaining milk. Turn heat to medium and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thick and creamy. Let it cool completely.
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