Chocolate Pound Cake

This is my mom's recipe for chocolate pound cake.  It's best if it has just the right amount of gooeyness to it.  Even better - serve it warm and topped with some homemade vanilla ice cream...mmm!

Chocolate Pound Cake
From Joanna Knox

2 sticks butter
1/2 cup shortening or oil
3 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
5 eggs
1/2 cup cocoa powder

Cream together the butter, shortening/oil and sugar.  Add the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each addition.  In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder.  After this is mixed add it to the creamed mixture.  Add the vanilla and milk.  Pour into a greased pan and bake at 300 for about 90 minutes.

Notes:
1. This can be made in 1 bundt pan, 2 loaf pans or about 6 mini loaf pans.  Adjust the bake time as necessary depending on the size of your pan(s).
2. This recipe can be halved.  Use 3 eggs.