Red Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 c. cake flour, sifted 5 times
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter (no substitution)
1/3 c. Crisco oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. buttermilk
2 oz. red food coloring
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Cream butter, sugar and eggs.
Add oil and vanilla.
Make a paste of cocoa, red coloring and salt.
Add to creamed mixture. Slowly add flour alternately with buttermilk; mix well.
Mix soda and vinegar; blend into batter.
Bake in layers for 25 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour pans.
Frost with Cream Icing.