Waldorf Astoria Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. cocoa
2 oz. red food coloring

Preparation

Cream sugar and Crisco.
Add eggs, beating well.
Sift all the dry ingredients but soda and add alternately with buttermilk.
Add vanilla and food coloring.
Then combine vinegar and soda and stir into the creamed mixture.
Bake in 2 (9-inch) well-greased cake pans or 3 (8-inch) cake pans at 375\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes.