Red Cake

• 12 cup shortening
• 1 12 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 34 cups cake flour (sifted)
• 3 (1 ounce) bottles red food coloring
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vinegar

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
2. Cream shortening and sugar.
3. Add eggs, salt, and buttermilk, mixing well after each addition.
4. Add flour slowly to buttermilk mixture.
5. Make a paste with red food coloring, cocoa and vanilla.
6. Add paste to first mixture, beating well for 1 minute.
7. Stir in soda and vinegar.
8. Pour into a 9x13 greased and floured pan.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
10. Frost when completely cooled with Old Fashioned Frosting (#33408) and 2 cups of roasted chopped pecans.

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

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/red-cake-195252 (may not work)