Thursday, August 12, 2010

Chocolate Pound Cake

I can't begin to tell you how many of these cakes that I have made over the years.  Tyler loves this best for his birthday with peppermint ice cream.



Chocolate Pound Cake

1 c. butter
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
3 c. flour
1/2 t. salt
4 T. cocoa
1 c. milk
1 T. vanilla

Cream together butter, shortening and sugar.  Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.  Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and vanilla.  Pour into a greased and floured tube or bundt pan.  Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour, 20 minutes or until it tests done with toothpick.

The first time you cook this set your timer for 60 minutes, adding 5 minutes as needed until it tests done.  You can also cook this in two loaf pans, setting your time originally for 40 minutes and again adding 5 minutes as needed until cake tests done.

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