Red Velvet Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
7 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. cake flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1 (11 oz.) bottle of red food coloring (optional)

Preparation

Combine butter, shortening and sugar.
Cream well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla and food coloring.
Combine flour and salt; add to cream mixture alternately with milk, beating well.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 about one hour and 20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.