Red Velvet Cake

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 ounces food coloring red
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 5 1/2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Cream shortening and sugar together.
2. Add eggs, coca, food coloring and vanilla, beat.
3. Stir in mixture of flour and salt alternately with buttermilk.
4. Mix soda and vinegar, quickly stir into mixture, while still foaming.
5. Pour into two 8 inch layer pans or 13x9x2 inch pan.
6. Bake at 350F (180C).
7. for 25 to 35 minutes.
8. For the frosting, combine flour and milk, cook until thickened, cool.
9. Add butter, sugar and vanilla beat well.

vegetable shortening, sugar, eggs, cocoa powder, coloring red, vanilla, cake flour, salt, buttermilk, baking soda, vinegar, flour, milk, butter, sugar, vanilla

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/red-velvet-cake-35795 (may not work)