Ruby's Chocolate Pound Cake

Ruby's Chocolate Pound Cake                  By: Ruby Smith

2 Sticks butter

1/2 cup shortening

3 c sugar

5 Eggs

3 c cake flour

 2/3 cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Dash salt

 1c milk 2 Tablespoon imitation vanilla

Mix as usual for any pound cake.

I pour all ingredients in mixing bowl and mix med. speed until all are mixed well,It works as well as adding 1 thing at a time.

Bake 325    1 hr 20 min or until a toothpick comes   out clean when inserted in top of cake

Let cool 15 or 20 min and take out of pan.

While still warm cover with glaze

 Enjoy

Glaze:

1 Bar German Chocolate

1 Tablespoon crisco 1/4 cup water

1 cup confectioners ,sugar

Dash salt ,1 Tabspoon imitation vanilla

Melt 1st 3 items in microwave  1 to 2 mins

add the rest in with choc mix and mix until smooth.