Red Velvet Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter or oleo
1/2 cup shortening
3 cup sugar
7 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 (1 oz.) bottle red food color
3 cups cake flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup milk

Preparation

Combine butter, shortening and sugar.
Beat until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla and food coloring.
Combine salt and flour, add to cream mixture alternatively with milk, bearing well.
Pour batter into a greased, floured 10 inch tube pan.
Bake at 325 degrees about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Cook cake completely.
Frost with cream cheese frosting.