Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Cream Crisco, sugar and eggs.
Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring; add to Crisco mixture.
Mix salt and vanilla with buttermilk; add alternately with flour.
Beat well with an electric mixer.
Mix soda and vinegar; fold in.
Bake in 2 (9-inch) layer pans for 30 minutes at 350\u00b0.