Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 food coloring (red)
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 1 7/8 c flour
- 1 c buttermilk
- 1/2 c shortening
- 2 tb coffee (hot)
- 4 tb cocoa
- 1 ts baking soda
- 1 ts vanilla
- 1 ts salt
Cream shortening, add sugar gradually; then cream until fluffy. Blend in eggs. Mix cocoa, red food coloring, and hot coffee together to form a smooth paste. Blend into the cream mixture immediately. Sift flour, salt and soda together and add to cream mix alternately with the buttermilk. Blend in the vanilla. Pour into a well greased and floured pan (see below) Bake in a 350~ oven. 8" tube pan: 55-60 minutes 8" square pan: 70 minutes 2, 8" layer pans: 40-45 minutes ----
