Pound Cake (Chocolate Optional) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
5 large eggs
3 c. plain flour
1 1/4 c. evaporated milk (undiluted)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla (plus, if desired, 1 tsp. almond, coconut or lemon)

Preparation

For Chocolate Pound Cake add 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa and 2 tablespoons grated unsweetened chocolate (1 square).