Red Devil’s Food Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups cold water

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and 1 cup of the sugar until light.
• 2 add vanilla and egg yolks, one at time; beating well after each.
• 3 sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with cold water, beating after each addition.
• 4 beat egg until soft peaks form; gradually add ¾ cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• 5 fold into batter; blend well.
• 6 bake in 2 greased and lightly floured 8 by 2 ½ in round pans at 350 f for 35-30 minutes. let cool. frost.