Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
3/4 cup cocoa
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups milk
Directions:
Generously grease and flour 2-9 inch round or 13×9 cake pan.Cream butter and shortning,sugar and vanilla until fluffy.Blend in eggs.Combine cocoa,flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt in bowl.
Add milk and flour mixture alternatly to batter.Blend well and pour into pans.Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until cake test done.Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans if using round pans. Frost with your favorite frosting.
We use homemade white butter flavored frosting.
(Cake is very heavy).
Servings: 12-16
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 45 min.