Prepare Red Velvet Cake at Your Home

"Great for the Christmas or New Year holiday."

Ingredients :

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 4 tablespoons red food coloring
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar

Directions :

1.     - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round pans.
2.     - Beat shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar until very light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well.
3.     - Make a paste of cocoa and red food coloring; add to creamed mixture. Mix salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and buttermilk together.
4.     - Add the flour to the batter, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Mix soda and vinegar and gently fold into cake batter. Don't beat or stir the batter after this point.
5.     - Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes.