Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. plus 1 tsp. Crisco
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 oz. bottle red food coloring
1 c. buttermilk
2 1/4 c. cake flour, sifted once
1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. hot water
1 Tbsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream the sugar and Crisco well.
Add salt and eggs and beat well.
Add buttermilk alternately with flour.
Add soda, hot water and vanilla; mix well.
Pour into two 8-inch layer pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.
Frost with favorite frosting.