American Beauty Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Combine food coloring and cocoa.
Let stand.
Cream the shortening and gradually beat in sugar; add eggs and color mixture. Beat well.
Add buttermilk alternately with salt and flour mixture; beat well.
Beat in vanilla.
Remove from mixer and sprinkle baking soda over batter.
Pour vinegar over soda and stir in thoroughly. Bake in 2 greased and floured 8-inch pans at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 35 minutes.
Do not overbake!
Cool.
Cut each layer in half (4 layers) and ice.