CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE II

Chocolate Pound Cake II image

This is good warm, topped with butter, or just plain. You may want to use a glaze, but we like it plain.

Provided by m-ann

Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup butter
½ cup shortening
3 cups white sugar
5 egg whites
5 egg yolks
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
Sift together flour, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
Cream margarine and shortening. Gradually add sugar while beating. Add egg yolks one at a time and beat well after each addition.
Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Add vanilla.
In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into cake batter.
Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Sprinkle nuts on top.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Do not over bake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 536.8 calories, Carbohydrate 66.5 g, Cholesterol 109.4 mg, Fat 28.5 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 11.6 g, Sodium 224.6 mg, Sugar 44.2 g