Waldorf Astoria Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. Crisco
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 c. milk or buttermilk
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 oz. red food coloring
2 c. flour
1 tsp. vinegar with 1 tsp. soda
3 heaping Tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift the flour and measure.
Add cocoa, salt and sugar and sift together.
Add Crisco, food coloring, vanilla and 2/3 cup buttermilk and beat.
Add eggs and remaining buttermilk.
Beat 1 minute.
Mix in vinegar and soda by hand.
Bake at 350\u00b0 on first rack above the middle for 30 minutes.