How to make it

  • Mix softened butter and shortening well. Add sugar. Then, add eggs, one at a time. Sift flour, baking powder, cocoa, and salt together. Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk in butter/sugar mixture. Mix well, then add vanilla. Bake in 10- inch tube pan at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes. May bake 5-10 minutes longer. Check cakes doneness with a toothpick.

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    " It was excellent "
    cakelady ate it and said...
    I am doing a wedding cake and this will be perfect for that! Thanks
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    " It was excellent "
    cardinal54 ate it and said...
    Looks and sounds so good. gets 5 forks. Lucy
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