Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 oz. red food color
1 oz. water
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. soda
3 c. flour

Preparation

Cream shortening, sugar and eggs.
Make paste with cocoa, water and food coloring.
Add to mixture.
Mix salt, vanilla and buttermilk; add alternately with flour to cream mixture.
Mix soda with vinegar and fold into mixture.
DO NOT beat.
Bake in (2) greased, floured pans.