Description:

uses 3oz. red food coloring

Source:

Roxanne Kelly

Serves/Makes: 1 9-inch layer cake

Ingredients

• 3 oz (84 grm). red food coloring
• 4-1/2 tbsp (70 ml). cocoa
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) butter
• 2-1/4 cups (525 ml) sifted granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) buttermilk
• 3-1/4 cups (775 ml) sifted flour
• 1 tsp (5 ml). (scant) salt
• 1-1/2 tbsp (20 ml). soda
• 1-1/2 tbsp (20 ml). vanilla
• 1-1/2 tbsp (20 ml). vinegar

Preparation

• Mix red coloring and cocoa together with fork and set aside.
• Cream butter, sugar and eggs.
• Combine cocoa and creamed mixture; beat.
• Add buttermilk alternately with flour, salt and soda.
• Fold in vanilla and vinegar.
• Pour batter into two 9-inch cake pans with bottoms greased and lined with waxed paper.
• Bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees (175 C.) F.

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