Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. cocoa
2 1/4 c. flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. soda
2 bottles red food coloring

Preparation

Cream together sugar, shortening and eggs.
Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk; add vanilla and food coloring.
Mix vinegar and soda; add last.
Bake in two 9-inch layers at 325\u00b0, which are to be split crosswise with a thread to make 4 layers, or one large sheet which can be cut into 4 parts.