Chocolate Pound Cake
Added April 17, 2002 | Recipe #25506
Total Time:
Prep Time:
Cook Time:
1 hrs 40 mins
15 mins
1 hrs 25 mins
Some of my fondest memories are of my mom baking this cake usually on a Saturday morning. I now enjoy baking it and sharing it with my family. Hope you enjoy it too.
Directions:
1
Cream butter and shortening together in large bowl.
2
Gradually add sugar.
3
Add eggs, one at a time.
4
Sift flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa together.
5
Gradually add to butter and shortening mixture.
6
Add milk and vanilla.
7
Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 25 minutes in greased and floured pans.
8
Makes 2 loaves or 1 tube pan.
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Excellent!! Heavy, dense but very moist. Wish I could give it more than 5 stars. Thank you for sharing a wonderful recipe.
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Lovely! A very good cake! Wem loved this!
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Kind of like a dried out, less chocolatly brownie. I had high hopes for this but I doubt it will get all eaten :(
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Nutritional Facts for Chocolate Pound Cake
Serving Size: 1 (1907 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 1
Amount Per Serving
% Daily Value
Calories 6955.5
Calories from Fat 2971
42%
Total Fat 330.1 g
507%
Saturated Fat 157.4 g
787%
Cholesterol 1588.2 mg
529%
Sodium 2577.7 mg
107%
Total Carbohydrate 927.3 g
309%
Dietary Fiber 18.1 g
72%
Sugars 603.0 g
2412%
Protein 90.1 g
180%
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