Recipe: Hershey's Red Velvet Cocoa Cake

HERSHEY'S RED VELVET COCOA CAKE

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons Hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder
2 ounces red food coloring
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans.*

Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.

In a separate dish, blend cocoa and food coloring; add to sugar mixture. Add flour, buttermilk, and salt alternately.

Mix baking soda and vinegar in cup and add. Divide batter between prepared cake pans.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool before frosting.

*If desired, divide batter between three 9-inch cake pans (using a shorter baking time).

Servings: 6
Source: Hershey's Cocoa