Chocolate Pound Cake

 

Long time readers of the blog know that I absolutely love to bake pound cakes. When I bake the chocolate variety of this cake, it's gone in a flash!

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup butter, softened

3 cups sugar

5 large eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

1/2 cup cocoa

1 1/4 cup milk

1 t. vanilla extract

Beat shortening and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy.  Gradually add sugar, beating 5 - 7 minutes.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.

Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa together.  Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix at low speed after each addition just until blended.  Stir in vanilla.

Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 - 15 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

From The Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook

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