Waldorf Astoria Red Chocolate Cake(Red Velvet Cake)

• 1/2 c. butter (no substitute)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 heaping tsp. cocoa
• 2 1/2 c. cake flour
• 1 Tbsp. vinegar
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 3 (1/2 oz. size) bottles red food coloring
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. soda

1. Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well. Make a thin paste of the cocoa and food coloring. Add to creamed mixture. Sift flour and salt together. Add flour mixture and buttermilk to creamed mixture, one tablespoon at a time, beginning and ending with flour.
2. Mix soda and vinegar. Blend into mixture last.
3. Grease and flour three 8-inch pans.
4. Bake in preheated oven at 350u0b0 for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove and cool.

butter, eggs, vanilla, cocoa, cake flour, vinegar, sugar, bottles red food coloring, buttermilk, salt, soda

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=764885 (may not work)