Chocolate Pound Cake

• Butter     -  1 c ( 2 sticks)
• Vegetable Oil     - 1/4 c
• Flour     - 3 c
• Baking powder     - 1/2 tsp
• Salt     - 1/2 tsp
• Cocoa     - 3/4 c
• Sugar     - 3 c
• Eggs     - 5
• Milk     - 1 c
• Vanilla     - 2 tsp
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving
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1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan or two loaf pans with butter.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa together. Set aside.
3. In a big bowl cream the  butter and the sugar until fluffy.
4. Add the eggs one a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Add the flour mixture and the milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Add the vanilla, mix well.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour  . Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the cake; it should come out clean.
7. Cool the cake in the pan for 30 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Slice the cake and serve topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.