hershey's prize cake

Categories: Cakes
Yield: 8 servings

Measure	Ingredient
¼ cup	BUTTER
¼ cup	SHORTENING
2 cups	SUGAR
1 teaspoon	VANILLA
2 eaches	EGGS
¾ teaspoon	BAKING SODA
¾ cup	COCOA
1¾ cup	FLOUR
¾ teaspoon	BAKING POWDER
⅛ teaspoon	SALT
1¾ cup	MILK

CREAM TOGETHER THE BUTTER, SHORTENING, SUGAR, AND VANILLA UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. BLEND IN EGGS. COMBINE DRY INGREDIENTS IN A BOWL. ADD TO CREAMED MIXTURE ALTERNATELY WITH MILK. BLEND WELL. POUR INTO TWO GENEROUSLY GREASED AND FLOURED 9" ROUND CAKE PANS. BAKE AT 350 DEG F FOR 30 TO 35 MINUTES OR UNTIL CAKE TESTER COMES OUT CLEAN. COOL, REMOVE FROM PANS AND ICE AS DESIRED. FROM HELEN HAYDON, KCMO.