Red Velvet Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup Crisco
1 cup butter
3 cups sugar
1 cup milk
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups cake flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1/2 ounce red food coloring
Frosting
8 ounces cream cheese
1 (1 lb) box confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Cream together crisco, butter and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time.
Add vanilla and red food coloring.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt.
Add alternately with milk.
Beat until smooth.
Bake in tube pan at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
For icing, blend together cream cheese and confectioners sugar.
Spread on cooled cake.