Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Crisco or Wesson oil
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 or 2 oz. red food color
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. cocoa
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. plain flour

Preparation

Cream together Crisco or oil, sugar and food color.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Add the cocoa, salt, buttermilk, soda, vanilla and flour.
Pour into 2 greased and floured cake pans.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes.
Ice cake with Red Velvet Cake Icing.