Red Velvet Cake

This is a DIVINE cake!! One of my very favorites!

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 3-6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  ounce  red food coloring
• 2  tablespoons  cocoa
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1  tablespoon vinegar
• 1  cup  Crisco
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄8 cup water
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda

• Icing

• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup margarine
• 1  cup milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Cream shortening and sugar.
2. Add eggs, food coloring water and vanilla.
3. Add sifted dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk (do not add soda).
4. Beat for 10 minutes.
5. Fold in soda disolved in vinegar.
6. Bake at 350 in dripper pan until it looks done.
7. Icing:.
8. Mix flour and milk together and cook over slow heat, stirring constantly until thick. Set aside let cool very slowly.
9. Cream sugar, margarine, and vanilla together. Beat until really fluffy.
10. Add to the thickening mixture, stir by hand until blened.