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

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, continually beating. Sift dry ingredients together. Starting and ending with flour add alternately with milk to butter mixture. Bake in tube pan at 300 degrees for 2 hours.

ICING:

1 1/4 stick butter
4 tbsp. cocoa
1 1/4 box confectioners sugar
4 tbsp. milk

Over low heat, melt butter, add other ingredients; stir until smooth. Spread on warm cake. If icing hardens set in pan of hot water.