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

Cream together butter and butter. Add sugar, then eggs, one at a time. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with milk. Add vanilla.

Bake in 9 or 10 inch tube pan at 325°F for about 1 hour 15 minutes (test for doneness).