Grandma'S Red Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Cream the shortening, sugar and eggs.
Make a paste of the cocoa and
food coloring. Add to the creamed mixture with the flour, salt, buttermilk, then flavoring.
Dissolve soda in vinegar and fold into mixture.
Pour into two 8 or 9-inch cake pans and bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 or 40 minutes.
Cool.