Chocolate Pound Cake Ii - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup butter
    1/2 cup shortening
    3 cups white sugar
    5 egg whites
    5 egg yolks
    4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
    3 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 cup milk
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    1 cup chopped pecans
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
    Sift together flour, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
    Cream margarine and shortening. Gradually add sugar while beating. Add egg yolks one at a time and beat well after each addition.
    Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Add vanilla.
    In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into cake batter.
    Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Sprinkle nuts on top.
    Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Do not over bake.

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