Chocolate Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Cream butter and Crisco.
2. 2
   Add sugar.
3. 3
   Sift flour with 3/4 cup cocoa, baking powder and salt.
4. 4
   Sift this 3 times.
5. 5
   Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition to butter and sugar mixture.
6. 6
   Beat and add flour mixture.
7. 7
   Add sweet milk and red cake coloring.
8. 8
   Beat well.
9. 9
   Bake in tube pan at 325° for 1 1/2 hours. Ice with Chocolate Icing.