Black Walnut Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. rum
1/2 tsp. vanilla
5 eggs
2 1/4 c. flour (save 2 Tbsp. out)
3/4 c. cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1 1/2 c. black walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Cream butter and shortening with sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, rum and vanilla. Remove 2 tablespoons flour from the measured amount before sifting and toss the black walnuts with it.
Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together.
Add to the egg mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
Fold in floured, chopped nuts.
Line bottom of 9-inch tube pan with waxed paper.
Grease and flour the paper. Pour batter in pan and bake at 325\u00b0 for
1 1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
Let cool in pan before removing.
Makes 20 portions.