1 1/2 Cups butter5 eggs1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 Cup Cocoa2 teaspoons vanilla3 Cups sugar3 Cups sifted flour1/2 teaspoon salt1 Cup milk
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add combined dry ingredients alternately with milk. Beat after each addition. Add vanilla. Bake in greased steeple pan 1 1/2 hours at 320 degrees.
Source: Favorite Recipes of The Lower Cape Fear, page 119
