Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter, softened
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
4 Tbsp. cocoa
1 c. milk
3 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. vanilla flavoring

Preparation

Cream butter, shortening and sugar.
Sift flour.
Add salt, baking powder and cocoa; sift again.
Add eggs, one at a time, to the butter and sugar mixture.
Add dry ingredients, alternating with the milk and vanilla.
After all ingredients are mixed, beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.
Pour into a 10-inch greased and floured tube pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.