Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. cocoa
3 c. plain flour
1 tsp. salt
5 eggs
1 stick margarine
3 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 c. milk
1 c. shortening
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream shortening, butter and sugar with hand mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Add vanilla, salt and baking powder.
Add cocoa. (If making plain pound cake, omit cocoa and increase vanilla to 2 teaspoons.) Add flour and milk alternately, ending with milk. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 325\u00b0.