mom's cocoa cinnamon pound cake
I'm not sure where my mom got this recipe, but she made it for us a lot when we were kids. Not very figure friendly, yet so yummy.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 5 - eggs
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- GLAZE
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoon milk
How To Make mom's cocoa cinnamon pound cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
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Step 2Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan, or 3 quart bundt pan.
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Step 3Cream butter until light and fluffy; add sugar gradually, cream together until well combined.
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Step 4Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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Step 5In separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder, cocoa powder, and cinnamon.
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Step 6Add dry ingredients and milk, alternating between them, until all are added; beat just until combined; add vanilla.
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Step 7Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Step 8Cool 15 minutes in pan; then remove from pan to cool completely.
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Step 9Drizzle with glaze and serve. This cake is also good served warm.
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