ICING:
8 ounces cream cheese 1/2 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 pound powdered sugar 3/4 cup coconut (tinted with food coloring)
Beat 1 stick butter and 1 stick margarine, then mix in 1 1/2 cup sugar and 3 eggs. Add 1 ounce red food coloring and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Mix.
Mix together 2 1/2 cups of cake flour, 1/4 teas. baking powder, 1 teas. salt and 1 teas. cocoa. Add that to the mix. Stir 1 teas. baking soda and 1 teas. vinegar into 1 cup buttermilk. Add that to the shortening blend.
Bake in greased, lightly floured cake pans (2) at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, until done.
For icing: Beat together creasm cheese and 1/2 cup butter. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. After the cake is iced, sprinkle with 3/4 cup of coconut tinted with food coloring.