2 sticks butter
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
3 1/4 c. plain Red Band flour
5 lg. eggs
1 c. milk
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla, lemon flavor

Mix with cake mixer 2 sticks of butter (softened) and Crisco. Mix real well and add sugar. Slow cream good. Add 1 egg at a time, then add vanilla and lemon flavor. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Add a little at a time, alternating with milk; mix well. Pour all in a pound cake pan, except a cup full, then you add 2 tablespoons cocoa. Mix well. Put about 4 balls of batter with cocoa on top of cake in pan. Take a butter knife and circle through each ball of batter. Cook 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done in a 350 degree oven.