Recipe - Red Velvet Cocoa Cake

1 cup Shortening
1 One half cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
3 tablespoon Hershey'sr cocoa
2 ounce Red food coloring
2 One half cup Cake flour; sifted
1 cup Buttermilk
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 tablespoon Vinegar

From: IWarfield2@aol.com

Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 00:12:30 0400

It is supposedly the one that was on the Hershey's Cocoa label. You are on
your own for the frosting . . .

Cream the shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. In a
separate dish, blend cocoa and food coloring; add to the sugar mixture. Ad
flour, buttermilk, and salt alternately. Mix soda and vinegar in a cup and
add.

Butter and flour two 9" cake pans. Divide the batter evenly between the tw
pans. Bake at 350x for 3035 minutes. Let cool before frosting.

Note: Better results can be obtained using a red paste food coloring,
available in specialty shops or cake decorating supply departments.

Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #96