*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Chocolate Pound Cake

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Serving Size  : 24   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes                            Desserts

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/2  pound         Butter or margarine
     1/2  cup           Vegetable shortening
   3      cups          Sugar
   5                    Eggs
   3      cups          Sifted flour -- plain
     1/2  cup           Cocoa -- hershey's pref.
     1/2  teaspoon      Salt
     1/2  teaspoon      Baking powder
   1 1/4  cups          Milk
   1      teaspoon      Vanilla
     1/2  cup           Cocoa
   1      package       Powdered sugar
     1/3  cup           Milk -- hot
     1/4  pound         Butter
   1      teaspoon      Vanilla

Cream butter, shortening and sugar by hand until creamy. Beat on medium speed 
with electric mixer until creamy. Add 1 egg at a time and beat well after each 
addition. Mix all dry ingredients together and add alternately with milk, 
beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and use low speed to mix well, 
scraping down sides with a rubber spatula. Prepare a large tubed pan - grease 
and line bottom with waxed paper. Bake at 325 deg. for 1 hour and 25 to 30 
minutes. After cake is cool, top with the icing. For Icing: Sift together 
powdered sugar and 1/2 c. cocoa. Beat 1 stick butter until creamy. Add small 
amount of sugar mixture, beating on low speed. Add hot milk and remainder of 
sugar. Beat well and scrape sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Add vanilla; 
beat well and spread on cooled cake.

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