1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 ounces red food coloring
1 teaspoon cocoa
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 cup buttermilk
Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs
Make paste of 1 food coloring and cocoa and add
Add remaining food coloring
Add salt and flour alternately with milk
Add vanilla
Last, fold in soda and vinegar
Spread in 2 greased and floured 9 inch round pans
Bake 25 to 30 minutes
Cool slightly, remove from pans. Cool completely. Frost
Frosting
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup shortening
1 stick butter
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cook milk and flour til thick. Do not boil
Set aside to cool.
Cream shortening, butter, sugar and vanilla
Beat in mixer ten minutes. Blend in cooled flour mixture.
Split cake layers and frost.
Store cake in refrigerator.
