1/2 cup spry or oleo

1 1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs (cream these 3 ingredients together)

2 ounces red food color

2 tablespoons cocoa (mix into paste)

1 cup buttermilk

2 cups cake flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon baking powder (sift dry ingredients together)

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 teaspoon baking soda (mix and fold into mixture)

Bake in 2 layers 8 or 9 inch pans

30 to 35 minutes in 350 degree oven

use favorite frosting