Chocolate Pound Cake With Frosting

Ingredients

3 cups flour
5 cups sugar
1 cup crisco shortening
1 1/4 cups sweet milk
6 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons cocoa heaping
2 sticks margarine
1/2 crisco
5/8 cup milk
2 tablespoons cocoa

Instructions

Cake: Mix flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder together. Cream Crisco, margarine and sugar. Add eggs, beating in well. Add milk and flour alternately, beating well. Add flavoring; beat. Bake in a greased tube pan at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

Frosting: Combine all together. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Test by dropping in cold water. When ball forms when it hits the water, the frosting is done. Cool and spread on cake.

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