Dave'S Cake Or Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. cake flour
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. salt
1 oz. water, mixed with 1 oz. red food coloring
1 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Combine sugar, shortening, flour, cocoa, salt, premixed water and food coloring and 2/3 cup of buttermilk, saving 1/3 cup.
Beat until well blended.
Add eggs, remainder of buttermilk and vanilla.
Beat 1 minute.
Mix vinegar and soda in a cup; stir into batter by hand.
Do not beat.
Pour into two 9-inch greased cake pans.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350\u00b0.