Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
3 c. sugar
3 c. plain flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 c. milk
1/2 c. Crisco
5 whole eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. cocoa

Preparation

Cream butter, sugar and Crisco.
Sift flour once and measure. Sift measured flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder together.
Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture.
Add flour alternating with milk.
Add vanilla.
Pour in a greased and floured tube pan.
Cook 1 1/4 hours at 325\u00b0.
Turn off oven and let stand 10 to 15 minutes.
Frost cake, if desired.