Preheat oven to 350°
In a stand mixer, add eggs with sugar and almond extract and beat.
Gradually start adding in spoonful's of the vegetable shortening. You will see it mix in but there will still be spots of unmixed crisco, that is ok as long as they are small, there should be no large clumps.
Gradually add in the flour and mix till combined only. Do not over mix.
Using three of the same bowls, ladle out the batter into three. If you have a food scale, it might help to use it here so that you get as close to even amount as possible.
Leave one bowl of batter white, and then add the food coloring to each respective bowl. If using the gel food coloring, remember a little goes a long way. Try your hardest to not over mix, just mix till there are no more streaks of white.
Line a quarter baking sheet tray with parchment paper, covering the sides flat so that the batter doesn't stick to the metal sides. You can use a little dab of the leftover batter in the mixer to help the parchment paper stick to the baking sheet.
Pour the batter onto the baking sheet lined with parchment. Using an offset icing spatula, evenly spread the batter from corner to corner as leveled as possible.
Bake each layer for 30 minutes. Once removed leave them in their trays and let them come to a cool.