American Beauty Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 oz. red food coloring plus 2 oz. water
3 Tbsp. instant chocolate (Nestle Quik)
1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
2 1/2 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Mix the first 2 ingredients together and let stand until needed.
Cream together the shortening, sugar and eggs.
Add coloring mixture.
Add buttermilk and beat 1 minute.
Add flour and salt; beat 1 minute.
Remove from mixer.
Fold in by hand the vinegar and baking soda that has been smoothed together just before adding to cake mixture.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 8-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 35 minutes or until done.