best red velvet - no cream cheese

Ingredients For best red velvet - no cream cheese

• 1/2 c

  vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 c

  sugar
• 2

  eggs
• 1 tsp

  vanilla
• 1 1/2

  bottles red food coloring
• 3 Tbsp

  cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 c

  all purpose flour
• 1 c

  buttermilk
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 Tbsp

  vinegar
• FROSTING
• 3 Tbsp

  flour
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1 c

  milk
• 1 c

  vegetable shortening
• 1 c

  sugar
• 2 tsp

  vanilla