Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. red food coloring
3 Tbsp. cocoa
1 c. Crisco
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. sifted cake flour
1 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. vinegar

Preparation

Mix food coloring with cocoa; let set. Cream the Crisco, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat hard. Add cocoa mixture and mix well. Alternate adding flour and salt with buttermilk. Add soda and beat. Add vinegar and beat hard. Bake in 2 (9-inch) layer pans at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until done.