Red Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. Crisco
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. cake flour
1 tsp. soda
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 oz. red food coloring
1 c. buttermilk
1 Tbsp. cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cream Crisco and sugar; add eggs and make paste of cocoa, coloring and vanilla and blend into fat mixture.
Add salt, flour and buttermilk.
Mix soda and vinegar; add this while foaming and mix well.
Bake at 350\u00b0 about 35 minutes or until done.
Use 2 (8-inch) cake pans.
Split layers to make four.