1/2 lb. butter
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. cocoa
1 1/4 c. milk
5 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter, Crisco, and sugar. Sift dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Add, one egg at a time, beating well. Add vanilla. Pour into floured and greased bundt pan and bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour 25 minutes.

FROSTING:

2 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 c. milk
1/3 c. Crisco
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine first 5 ingredients in pan and boil rapidly for 2 (3 to 4) minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Pour into mixing bowl. Beat until thick. Frost cooled cake.