Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9×2 round cake pans and line with wax paper.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the food coloring, cocoa power, and vanilla. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric hand-held mixer, cream the butter. Add the sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Give it a good beating about 5 minutes (remember that at this stage, its almost impossible to over-beat). Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add in the flour, a bit at a time, alternating with the buttermilk, beating well after each addition begin and end with the flour, though. Add salt.
4. Beat in the cocoa mixture (scrape any remains into batter) until it is well incorporated.
5. In a small bowl, mix the vinegar and baking soda. Add to the batter at the end and mix it in well.
6. Divide the batter into the pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let cakes cool in pans for about 10 minutes on the cooling rack. Remove from pans and let them cool completely on the wire racks.

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