Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks margarine or butter
3 c. sugar
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
5 eggs (unbeaten)
3 c. sifted cake flour (I use Red Band)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. milk
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Cream the shortening and margarine; add sugar and beat until creamy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa together 3 times.
Add to mixture alternately with milk which vanilla has been added to.
Blend thoroughly and put into a greased and lightly floured tube pan.
Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes.