Grandma's Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

1 cup            Crisco
1 1/2 cup      Sugar
2 eggs   "Beaten"
1 ounce red food coloring
1 ounce water (put in food coloring)
1 tsp cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vinegar


Preheat oven to 350 degrees
1.  Cream shortening & sugar together
2.  add eggs
3.  make paste with coloring, water, and cocoa
4.  add paste to mixture
5.  add buttermilk, salt, and flour a little bit of each at a time until all 3 have been added entirely.
6. add vanilla
7. mix soda a vinegar- hold over batter to catch foam
8.  quick add and beat.

2 layers
350 degrees
30 minutes.

ICING

3 Tablespoons of flour
1 cup of Milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Cook flour and milk until thick, then let cool
2. cream sugar and butter, add vanilla, cream until fluffy.
3. blend creamed mixture with cooled mixture
4 DO NOT BEAT, just blend the two together.


Ice cake in pan
Remove small piece from center for Grady.