Chocolate Almond Pound Cake

"I found this recipe in the Coastal Journal while vacationing in Maine. It looks great and super-easy."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
2 loaves
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ingredients

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directions

  • Coat two (9x5x3 inch) loaf pans with shortening and dust with unsweetened cocoa powder, tapping out excess.
  • Place 1 cup of the almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast in a preheated 350 degree oven for 7-8 minutes, stirring once or twice, until golden brown.
  • Cool.
  • FOR THE CAKE:

  • In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, oil and vanilla and beat on medium speed with electric mixer for 4 minutes.
  • Add mini chocolate chips and the 1 cup of toasted almonds and stir well.
  • Pour batter into prepared pans; sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of untoasted almonds on the top.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until cake tester inserted near center comes out clean.
  • Place pans on wire racks and let cool for 15 minutes before turning cakes out to cool completely.
  • FOR GLAZE:

  • In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons of milk, stirring until smooth.
  • Add remaining teaspoons of milk if necessary to achieve desired consistency.
  • Drizzle over cooled cakes.

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I LOVE to cook and eat and read cookbooks. My kitchen really does overfloweth with them and of course this has quickly become my favorite cooking site! I live with my husband in a small town in eastern Connecticut. We are both retired. My children are all grown and have families of their own now. Our 3 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter all live in Florida and it goes without saying that we miss them very much, so when my husband retired last year we celebrated by buying a small RV! We so enjoyed driving it to Florida to spend the holidays with the little ones. Although COVID has prevented us from repeating the trip this year, I am enjoying learning new recipes to make in our RV for next year. I think the Instant Pot and the Crock Pot will be my new best friends while traveling!
 
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