1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa
4 (1/2 oz) or 2 (1 oz) bottles red food coloring
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda dissolved in 1 tablespoon vinegar

cream the first 5 ingredients well. add 2 eggs and cream again until fluffy. make a paste of 2 tablespoons cocoa and the red food coloring. add to above. add buttermilk and flour. beat until smooth. lastly, fold in the baking soda dissolved in the vinegar. bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE!