Red Velvet Cake (Mom's)

By dreamsmiles

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. oil
• 1/2 c. crisco
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 2 1/4 c. flour
• 2 T. cocoa
• 1 oz. red food coloring (1 small bttle)
• 1 t. salt
• 1 c. milk
• 1 t. soda
• 1 t. vinegar

Preparation

Step 1

Cream crisco, eggs and sugar. In small bowl make paste of cocoa and coloring. Add to creamed mixture. Addd salt and mix mile and flour alternately to creamed mixture. Alternately add soda and vinegar and don't beat hard, just blend.

Bake in 8" cake pans at 350 deg. 30 mins.