Red Devil's Food Cake

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Title: Red Devil's Food Cake
Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

1/2 c Shortening
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 Eggs; well beaten
4 tb Cocoa
2 tb Hot coffee
1 ts Red food coloring
1 7/8 c Flour
1 ts Salt
1 ts Baking soda
1 c Buttermilk
1 ts Vanilla

Cream shortening, add sugar gradually; then cream until
fluffy. Blend in eggs. Mix cocoa, red food coloring, and
hot coffee together to form a smooth paste. Blend into the
cream mixture immediately. Sift flour, salt and soda
together and add to cream mix alternately with the
buttermilk. Blend in the vanilla. Pour into a well greased
and floured pan (see below) Bake in a 350~ oven. 8" tube
pan: 55-60 minutes 8" square pan: 70 minutes 2, 8" layer
pans: 40-45 minutes

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