Red Watermelon Cake

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup raisins

1. Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine water, red food coloring, and cocoa; add to creamed mixture, beating well.
2. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Combine vinegar and soda, stirring well; stir into batter. Fold raisins into batter.
3. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350u0b0 for 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans, and let cool completely. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

shortening, sugar, eggs, water, red food coloring, cocoa, flour, salt, buttermilk, vinegar, baking soda, raisins

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/red-watermelon-cake (may not work)