Chocolate Pound Cake

Name: Chocolate Pound Cake
Ingredients: 2 sticks (1/2 lb.) butter; 1/2 c. shortening; 3 c. sugar; 3 c. all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 5 Tbsp. cocoa; 5 eggs; 1 c. milk; 1 tsp. vanilla

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 sticks (1/2 lb.) butter
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
3 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
5 Tbsp. cocoa
5 eggs
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

1

Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
2

Cream butter, shortening and sugar.
3

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4

Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa. Add alternately with the milk, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix well.
5

Bake at 350° for about an hour.
6

Cool in pan on cake rack for 5 minutes before removing from pan.
7

It may take a little longer than 1 hour to bake.