Chocolate Pound Cake

Name: Chocolate Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. vegetable shortening (I use Crisco); 3 c. sugar; 3 c. all-purpose flour (sift 3 times); 1/4 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 stick butter or margarine; 6 eggs, separated; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 c. buttermilk; 1/4 c. cocoa

10 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

1 c. vegetable shortening (I use Crisco)
3 c. sugar
3 c. all-purpose flour (sift 3 times)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 stick butter or margarine
6 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. buttermilk
1/4 c. cocoa

Directions

1

Have all ingredients at room temperature.
2

Cream shortening and butter.
3

Add sugar and beat at medium speed for 5 minutes.
4

Add egg yolks and beat until the yolks disappear.
5

Stir flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa together.
6

Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.
7

Add vanilla.
8

Fold in the beaten egg whites.
9

Pour into a 10-inch tube pan that has been greased and floured.
10

Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
11

Let cool in pan for 30 minutes.
12

Remove from pan.
13

May be iced with your favorite chocolate icing.