Chocolate Pound Cake

Name: Chocolate Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 (4-ounce) package sweet baking chocolate, melted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons butter flavoring

10 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (4-ounce) package sweet baking chocolate, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons butter flavoring

Directions

1

Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2

Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition. Add chocolate, beating well. Stir in flavorings.
3

Pour batter into a well greased 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 15 minutes; remove cake from pan, and let cool completely.