Instructions: Grease and flour 2 -9" round tins, 8" tins will work also. Cream butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until fluffy, blend in eggs. Combine cocoa, flour, baking powder, soda and salt in bowl, add alternately with milk to batter. Blend well. Pour into pans, bake @ 350 for 30-35 minutes or until tester inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from pans.

Frosting: Use cocoa in your favorite frosting recipe such as Butter Icing: 4 Tbsp. butter
2 c icing sugar sifted with 1/4 c cocoa
3 Tbsp. milk
flavoring

Cream the butter with 2 Tbsp. sugar, add liquid gradually. Sift in remaining sugar till thick enough to spread. Add flavoring.

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