200 Cake  ("Red Cake")

INGREDIENTS
¥ 2 oz red food coloring
¥ 2 or 3 tbsp cocoa
¥ 1/2 cup crisco
¥ 1 1/3 cup sugar
¥ 2 eggs
¥ 2 1/4 cup cake flour
¥ scant tsp salt
¥ 1 cup buttermilk
¥ 1 tsp vinegar
¥ 1 tsp soda
¥Ê3 8" cake layer pans

Æ preheat oven to 350 degrees
ÆÊgrease and flour pans
Æ mix well and set aside coloring mixture: red food coloring,cocoa
ÆÊin mixing bowl, cream: crisco,sugar,eggs (add one at a time), coloring mixture
ÆÊsift 3 times: flour,salt
ÆÊwhile mixing, alternately add a bit at a time to the mixing bowl: flour/salt,buttermilk
ÆÊadd vanilla
ÆÊremove from mixer, add and mix by hand: vinegar,soda
ÆÊquickly pour mixure equally into pans and place in oven
ÆÊbake 25 minutes or until done (test with toothpick)


-- variation: sheet cake --

ÆÊpour into 9"x13" greased and floured pan
ÆÊbake at 350deg for 30-35 minutes




Frosting for Red Cake

INGREDIENTS
¥ 1 stick (1/2 cup) oleo
¥ 8 tbsp crisco
¥ 1 cup granulated sugar
¥ 3 tbsp flour
¥ 2/3 cup milk (at room temp)
¥ 1 tsp vanilla

ÆÊcream: oleo,crisco,sugar,flour (1 spoon at a time)
ÆÊadd milk,vanilla
ÆÊbeat on high until light and fluffy