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2 sticks butter (not margarine) 1/2 c. shortening 3 c. sugar 5 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. cocoa powder 3 c. all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 c. milk Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add whole eggs one at a time. Beat until well blended. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with milk. Add vanilla and mix well. Grease and flour tube pan. Fill with batter. Place on middle rack of oven. Bake 1 hour 25 minutes at 325 degrees. Frost with chocolate frosting when cake is hot. Cake freezes well without frosting. Cocoa Frosting: 1/2 c. margarine 1/4 c. cocoa powder 1 box confectioners sugar 1/2 c. evaporated milk Melt margarine in microwave. Add cocoa powder; beat until smooth. Add milk. Heat in microwave until milk is warm. Add confectioners sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Spread on cake. I put icing on when cake is warm. Note: Leave cake in pan 10 minutes before turning out on plate or cooling rack. This recipe is from an actual cookbook printed by Fundcraft Publishing! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: Cookbooks.com! Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |