Red Velvet Pound Cake

3 c Unsifted flour

3/4 c Milk

3 c Sugar

1 Bottled red food coloring

3/4 c Shortening

7 Eggs

1/2 c Butter

1 ts Baking powder

1 tb Vanilla

1/4 ts Salt

1/2 c Cocoa

Icing 8 oz Cream cheese; soft

1/2 Confectioners` sugar

Plus 2 tb 1 ts Vanilla

1/2 Butter; soft

CAKE-Cream sugar, shortening, vanilla, food coloring and eggs. Add dry ingredients and milk. Bake in large and floured tube pan for 1-1/2 hours at 275~. Turn out of pan to cool. ICING-Cream together cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and butter. Source: Heloise. -----