What You Need:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 2 oz. red food coloring
  • 3 tablespoons Nestle’s Quik cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour, sifted 3 times
  • 1 cup buttermilk