CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cakes	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Shortening
1	ts	Vanilla
1 1/2	c	Sugar
2	tb	Cocoa
2		Eggs
1	ts	Salt
2	oz	Red food color
1	ts	Baking soda
1	c	Buttermilk
1	tb	Vinegar
2 1/4	c	Flour

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat  oven to 350.  Grease and flour two 9" cake pans. Cream shortening and
sugar.  Add eggs and continue beating hard. Make a paste of food coloring
and cocoa, add to mixture and continue to beat hard. Add salt and flour
alternately with buttermilk.  Add vanilla and beat hard. Add vinegar to
soda, then BLEND into mixture (don't beat). Pour into greased and floured
cake pans and bake 20 - 30 minutes.
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