Red Cake

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From Grandma Trick.

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp cocoa
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup red food coloring
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp soda

Cream shortening, sugar, beat in egg. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring and add. Alternate flour with buttermilk. Very important add the soda to the vinegar just before adding to the buttermilk. Blend and bake at 325 for 25 to 30 min. 9 inch pans