Perfect for a murder mystery dinner or as a, perhaps cynical, Valentine’s Day dessert.
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp cocoa
1/4 cup red food colouring
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp baking soda
Method
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Combine flour and salt, set aside.
- Combine cocoa and food colouring until smooth, set aside.
- Cream together shortening and sugar, beat at medium speed for 4-5 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating for 30 seconds after each addition. Beating on low speed, add flour and sugar alternately with buttermilk and vanilla.
- Add cocoa mixture until colour of batter is uniform.
- In a small bowl, mix vinegar with baking soda. Stir briefly, then fold into cake batter.
- Pour into greased and floured heart-shaped pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Cool and frost. Serve atop raspberry or strawberry coulis.