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Ingredients

  • 3 c. Food Lion plain flour
  • 3 1/2 c. Food Lion sugar
  • 1/2 c. Food Lion cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 c. shortening and 2 sticks butter or 3 sticks margarine (I use 3 sticks Food Lion brand butter)
  • 1 1/4 c. Food Lion milk
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla flavor
  • 1/4 tsp. salt

Method

  • Cream butter; add sugar and add eggs one at a time.
  • Sift dry ingredients.
  • Add baking powder and salt to dry ingredients and add alternately with milk.
  • Add vanilla and cocoa (I sift the cocoa before putting in cake).
  • Cook in greased and floured pan at 325° for 1 hour and 25 minutes in tube pan.
  • Makes 16 or 17 servings.