Chocolate Poundcake

12 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 c. sifted cake flour
  • 3/4 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 3/4 c. sugar
  • 1 c. soft shortening
  • milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 medium eggs, unbeaten
  • 1 egg yolk, unbeaten
  • 3 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • confectioners sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Start heating oven to 350°.
  2. 2
    Line with wax paper bottom of a 3 1/2-inch deep 9-inch tube pan.
  3. 3
    Into large bowl sift flour, cream of tartar, soda, salt and sugar.
  4. 4
    Drop in shortening; pour in milk and vanilla.
  5. 5
    With electric mixer at low speed to medium speed, beat 2 minutes, scraping bowl and beaters as needed.
  6. 6
    Add eggs, egg yolk and chocolate; beat 1 minute.
  7. 7
    Turn into pan.
  8. 8
    Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes.

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