Deeply Chocolate Pound Cake
"This is a rich, moist pound cake which keeps well but never lasts long in our house. I have used this recipe for approximately 35 years and friends and family keep asking for it."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
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1 cake
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 3 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2⁄3 cup cocoa
- 1 1⁄2 cups evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Frosting
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa
- 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- evaporated milk
directions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening, and sugar together until the mixture is very smooth and pale in color.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In another large mixing bowl, sift together the remaining dry ingredients.
- Add the dry ingredients alternately to the butter mixture with the milk, beating well after each addition.
- Add the vanilla extract and beat well.
- Pour the batter into a greased and floured Bundt or tube pan and bake for 75-80 minutes.
- Cool the cake completely before frosting.
- Frosting: In a medium bowl, cream the butter or margarine until smooth.
- Add the cocoa and vanilla extract and blend well.
- Add the confectioner's sugar slowly, alternating with small amounts of evaporated milk until the frosting is the desired consistency.
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Reviews
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Loved it! -
I only made the cake this time (no frosting): it really is rich, moist and soft, and quite sweet. I was quite surprised to find that the cake stuck a little to my silicon pan, so next time I will grease the pan. Great taste and a lovely texture; thank you for sharing! -
This was fantastic. I added chocolate chips to the batter. My whole family loved it. The chocolate flavor was so good! Will use again and again! -
This was a great cake! I used several small loaf pans, and gave some away to friends. They loved them.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Diana Thompson
Candler, NC
I am a registered nurse (pediatric ICU for 21 years; hospice for the past 12 years), married, mother of 2 daughters, and grandmother to 2 grand-daughters. I have a huge collection of cookbooks and on-line recipes and have always read these recipes the way others read novels. I recently had weight-loss surgery, but find that I enjoy finding new recipes and cooking for others even more than before! Aside from cooking, my other major interests are family, pets,reading,travel,and music.
