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Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp. cocoa
- 2 oz. Red food coloring
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp. vinegar
Preparation
Step 1
Cream together the shortening, sugar and add in 1 egg at a time. Make a paste mixing the red food color and 1 tbsp. cocoa.
Mix 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. vanilla, and buttermilk with 2 ½ cups of flour
9” baking pan
Bake in oven at 350deg. For 30 minutes
Frosting:
5 tbsp. flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
Cook frosting mix and stir to a think paste consistency, cool and remove crust
Cream together 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, and tsp. vanilla then add flour mixture 10 minutes.