Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Cream the shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each.
Make a paste of the cocoa and red food coloring. Stir into creamed mixture.
Mix salt and vanilla with buttermilk. Add to creamed mixture alternately with flour. Blend soda with vinegar. Fold into mixture. Do not beat.
Pour batter into 2 prepared 9-inch cake pans. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes. Frost as desired.