Granny Durand'S Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Sift together flour, cocoa and salt 2 or 3 times.
Set aside. Beat together (using electric mixer) the sugar, cooking oil, then beat in red food coloring.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add buttermilk and flour alternately.
Add vanilla.
Fold in vinegar mixed in soda.
Pour into 3 well-greased and floured cake pans.
Bake 30 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Cool and frost. Yield:
1 (3 layer) cake.