Aunt Mildred'S Blue Ribbon Red Velvet Pound Cake
["1/2 c. Crisco", "2 sticks margarine, softened", "3 c. sugar", "5 eggs", "1/4 c. cocoa *", "1 tsp. vanilla", "1/2 tsp. salt", "2 (1 oz.) bottles red food coloring *", "3 c. all-purpose flour", "1 c. milk", "1/4 tsp. baking powder"]
["*Use 1/2 cup cocoa for chocolate cake and omit red food coloring."]
["Crisco", "margarine", "sugar", "eggs", "cocoa", "vanilla", "salt", "bottles red food coloring", "all-purpose", "milk", "baking powder"]