City School Red Devil's Food Cake

Yields:	1 cake
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	Preparation	20 minutes
	Cooking	35 minutes
	Ready In	60 minutes

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Ingredients

1/2	cup	vegetable shortening
1 1/2	cups	sugar
2	large	eggs	beaten
1/4	cup	cocoa powder
1/4	cup	coffee	hot, or hot water
1	teaspoon	food coloring	red, opt.
1	teaspoon	salt
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1 3/4	cups	cake flour	plus
2	tablespoons	cake flour
1	cup	buttermilk
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract

Directions

Beat shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs.

Mix cocoa into coffee or water and then stir in red food coloring.

Beat into creamed mixture. Sift together salt, baking soda and cake flower.

Add sifted dry ingredients to creamed mixture, alternating with buttermilk.

Add vanilla. Turn into greased 13x9-inch pan and bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

Frost with favorite frosting, if wished.

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