Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. butter flavored shortening
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
1 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted
3 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. cocoa
1 c. milk
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract

Preparation

Beat butter and shortening until creamy.
Gradually add sugar until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Stir in melted chocolate.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa.
Add to butter mixture alternately with milk.
Mix until blended.
Add pecans and flavorings.
Spoon batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 35 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean.
May need to shield with aluminum foil last 10 minutes.