1 stick butter
1 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
6 eggs, beating with the ingredients above, beat well
1 1/2 c. Hershey syrup or one 16 oz. can of syrup, don't use any baking powder, soda or salt
3 c. flour
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat together butter and Crisco. Add flour, milk and vanilla slowly, mixing well. Cook in a tube pan for 1 1/4 hours or until done. Don't cook too long, take out of stove when cake is still a little sticky on top, if you're stove cooks fast, cook on 300 degrees, if not cook on 325 degrees. Let cool for a while before icing.

CHOCOLATE ICING:

1 box powdered sugar (sifted)
3 tbsp. cocoa, sifted
1 heaping tbsp. Crisco
1/4 c. hot water
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix all these ingredients together. Will be real creamy.