2 sticks butter
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
3 c. sugar
3 c. plain flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
5 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
5 tbsp. cocoa
1 c. milk
1 tsp. black walnut flavoring
1/2 c. chopped black walnuts

Cream well the butter, shortening, and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Sift together dry ingredients. Add alternately with milk to creamed mixture, starting with flour mixture. Add flavoring. Fold in nuts. Bake in a well greased tube pan at 275 degrees for 1 hour and 55 minutes. Do not open oven during baking time. This is the best pound cake I have ever eaten.