3 c. flour
3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. Crisco (butter)
5 eggs
Pinch of salt
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 lb. butter
1 c. milk
Vanilla (flavor to taste)

(Use butter flavored Crisco). Cream butter and Crisco with sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, add all dry ingredients with milk. Line bottom of tube pan with waxed paper. Flour and grease pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes.