Chocolate Pecan Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 vegetable shortening
5 eggs
3 c. plain flour
1 c. milk
2 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. pecans, chopped
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Beat shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time; mix well.
Mix flour and cocoa together.
Add flour and milk alternately; mix well.
Add pecans and vanilla; mix well. Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
Let stand in pan for 15 minutes.