BEST CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE
A delicious make-ahead cake which freezes well. Wonderful warm, topped with a little butter and a glass of milk!
Provided by m-ann
Categories Desserts Cakes Pound Cake Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
- Cream shortening and butter until light and fluffy, gradually adding sugar. Beat well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa and cinnamon together. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.
- In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold carefully into cake batter, mixing only until no streaks remain. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes, remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 569.8 calories, Carbohydrate 77.5 g, Cholesterol 128.1 mg, Fat 27 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 13.2 g, Sodium 264.4 mg, Sugar 51.5 g
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love
