Red Velvet Cake

By Nitaj3

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 C Sugar
• 1/2 C Shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp cocoa
• 2 oz red food coloring
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 C buttermilk
• 2 1/2 C flour
• 1 1/2 tsp vinegar
• 1 tsp soda

Preparation

Step 1

Cream sugar, shortening and eggs. Make paste of cocoa and food coloring and add to creamed mixture.
Mix salt, vanilla & buttermilk and add alternately with flour to creamed mixture. Mix soda and vinegar and fold into creamed mixture. DO NOT BEAT

Bake at 350 for 30 min. in 13x9 pan