Top with your favorite icing.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon Adam's Best Vanilla
• 1 teaspoon Adam's Butter Flavor
• 2 (1/2 oz.) bottles Adam's Red Color
• 3 tablespoons (level) cocoa
• 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon vinegar

Directions

1. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually and cream until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time, beating vigorously after each addition. Add flavors.
3. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring and blend in.
4. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with buttermilk. Add vinegar with last half of buttermilk. Beat only until smooth.
5. Bake in 3 greased and floured 8 or 9 inch pans for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees or until cake tester comes out clean.
6. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans and cool completely. Top with your favorite icing.

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