Chocolate Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in one bowl.
2. 2
   In another bowl, beat butter until fluffy, gradually adding in the sugar.
3. 3
   Beat in eggs, one at a time.
4. 4
   Alternate between adding in the flour mixture and the milk, beginning with the flour.
5. 5
   Blend in the grated chocolate and vanilla extract.
6. 6
   Pour into greased and floured tube pan.
7. 7
   Bake in preheated 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until cake tests done.
8. 8
   Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes, inverting the pan onto a rack (or a glass coke bottle).
9. 9
   Before serving, dust with confectioner's sugar.
10. 10
    Can garnish with berries and mint sprigs.