Red Velvet Cake

Directions

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   Cream shortening, sugar and
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   eggs.
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   Make
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   a
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   paste with food coloring and cocoa and add
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   to
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   mixture.
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   Add
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   salt
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    and flour with buttermilk and
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    vanilla.
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    Alternately
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    add soda and vinegar (mix vinegar and soda together); don't beat hard, just blend. Bake 30 minutes, at 350°,
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    in
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    two
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    8-inch greased and floured cake pans.
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    Frost with Red Velvet Cake Frosting.