Ingredients

  • 2 sticks butter
  • 3 c. sugar
  • 1 1/2 c. plain flour
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 5 eggs
  • 1/4 c. milk
  • 1 1/2 c. chopped pecans
  • 1/2 c. Crisco
  • 1/2 c. cocoa
  • 1 1/2 c. self-rising flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 small pkg. instant chocolate pudding

Method

  • Cream Crisco and butter; add sugar continuing to cream.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well together with each addition. Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour, cocoa, pudding, salt, baking powder, sour cream and milk, continuing beating all the time.
  • Add the rest of the flour and the vanilla.
  • Stir in the nuts with a spoon. Bake in a tube pan at 325° for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until done.
  • Let cake cool in the pan and it will be moist.