Black Walnut Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 oz. red food coloring
• 2 tablespoon cocoa
• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup black walnuts
• Directions
• Mix baking soda and vinegar in a cup together. Cream Crisco and sugar until light and fluffy; add eggs, coloring and vanilla.
• Sift dry ingredients together; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Add the baking soda and vinegar and beat again, fold in black walnuts.
• Pour into angel food cake pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes in 350° preheated oven. Remove from oven, let rest on rack 10 minutes. Run knife around edges before flipping into a plate. Frost as desired.