Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. plain flour
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. cocoa
1 c. buttermilk
2 oz. red food coloring
1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. vinegar

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar. Add well-beaten eggs. Sift flour, salt and cocoa three times; add dry ingredients, alternate with buttermilk. Add vanilla. Blend food coloring. Dissolve soda in vinegar and fold into batter. Bake in three layers in a 350\u00b0 oven.