Red Velvet Cake

By LRay

Adam's Best Original 1969 Recipe. Always used by my Aunt Bob.

Ingredients

• Batter
• 1 tsp soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 Tbl. vinegar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. "Adams Best" Vanilla
• 1 tsp. Adams Butter Flavor
• 1 ounce Adams Red Color
• 3 Tbl. cocoa
• 2-1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat vigorously. Add flavors to mixture. In a separate bowl make a paste of cocoa and food coloring and blend into shortening mixture. Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk to mixture. Add vinegar to mixture with last part of buttermilk. Blend well. Bake in 3-9" or 10" pans for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool completely. Cover with frosting.