By Roland Lagarde.

3 cups sugar
2 sticks butter
1/2 cup Crisco
1 tsp vanilla
5 eggs
1 cup milk
3 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder

1. Cream butter, Crisco and sugar.
2. Add eggs one at a time.
3. Add vanilla.
4. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa.
5. Add alternately with milk.
6. Pour into 10" tube pan.
7. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 45 minutes.