Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
6 eggs
2 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 c. cocoa
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Cream shortening.
Gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of electric mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix just until blended after each addition.
Stir in vanilla.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 25 to 30 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
Remove from pan; let cool completely on a wire rack.