2 sticks butter

1/2 cup shortening

3 cup sugar

5 eggs at room temperature

3 cup flour sifted before measuring

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup cocoa

1 cup milk

2 tsp vanilla

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Combine all dry ingredients and sift again. Add vanilla to milk and add alternately with dry ingredients. Blend thoroughly. Turn into a greased, floured tube pan. Place in a cold oven. Set temperature at 350 degrees. Turn oven on, bake 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Recipe by Joyce Pulley

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