Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 large eggs
3 Tbsp. cocoa
3 (2 oz.) bottles red food coloring
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
2 c. flour
1 tsp. vinegar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Cream butter or margarine and sugar together.
Add eggs and mix well.
In a small bowl, make a paste with cocoa and red food coloring.
Add this to the mixture.
Mix well.
Mix salt, vanilla and milk.
Add flour a little at a time alternately with the milk mixture; mix well.
Mix vinegar and baking soda in a small bowl, then add this to cake mixture.
Mix well; do not beat.