Chocolate Pound Cake

Name: Chocolate Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. butter or margarine (room temperature); 1/2 c. shortening; 2 c. sugar; 5 eggs; 3 c. sifted flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; pinch of salt; 5 heaping Tbsp. cocoa powder; 1 c. milk; 2 tsp. vanilla

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine (room temperature)
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
5 eggs
3 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
5 heaping Tbsp. cocoa powder
1 c. milk
2 tsp. vanilla

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325°.
2

Grease, and instead of flour, coat pan with cocoa powder, a 10-inch tube pan.
3

Cream butter and shortening.
4

Gradually beat in sugar.
5

Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
6

Combine flour and dry ingredients. Add alternately with milk.
7

Add vanilla and beat until smooth. Bake for 1 hour and 25 minutes.
8

Next day serving is best.