chocolate pound cake

Name: Chocolate Pound Cake
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: 1/4 pound(s) butter; 1/2 cup(s) shortening; 3 cup(s) sugar; 5 - eggs; 3 cup(s) flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 4 tablespoon(s) cocoa powder; 1 cup(s) milk; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; ## ICING INGREDIENTS; 1/4 cup(s) butter; 2 - squares chocolate; 1 box(es) confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; - milk as needed

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Patricia Nance

Bauxite, AR

Updated on Nov 17, 2011

Mary Bass' recipe appeared in Benton Courier February 27, 1964

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Ingredients

1/4 pound butter
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
5 - eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
ICING INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup butter
2 - squares chocolate
1 box confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- milk as needed

How To Make chocolate pound cake

Step 1

Cream butter and shortening.

Step 2

Add sugar and eggs.
Step 3

Sift dry ingredients together, and add vanilla.
Step 4

Bake in tube pan at 325 degrees for about 1 hour and 20 minutew.
Step 5

ICING INSTRUCTIONS
Step 6

Melt butter and shortening together.
Step 7

Stir in sugar, vanilla, and enough milk to spread.
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