Chocolate Pound Cake with Fudge Frosting

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 3 cups cake flour sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 23 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, and cocoa; stir well.
4. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
5. Mix just until until blended after each addition.
6. Stir in vanilla.
7. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
8. Bake at 325F (160C) for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
10. Spread Fudge Frosting on top and sides of cake.
11. Fudge Frosting: Combine all ingredients except vanilla in a heavy saucepan.
12. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
13. Remove from heat; pour into a small mixing bowl, and add vanilla.
14. Beat at cups.

butter, vegetable shortening, sugar, eggs, cake flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, milk, vanilla, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, milk, vegetable shortening, vanilla

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chocolate-pound-cake-fudge-fros-32497 (may not work)