Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. vegetable 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 the shortening and sugar.
Add well beaten eggs plus vanilla.
Sift the flour, salt and cocoa 3 times.
Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
Blend in food coloring. Dissolve soda in vinegar.
Fold in batter.
Bake in 3 layers in 350\u00b0 oven.
Frost with purchased buttercream frosting.