GERMAN CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

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Make and share this German Chocolate Pound Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Susie in Texas

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
2 unsweetened chocolate squares
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 -3 tablespoons water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  • Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or bundt pan.
  • Cream shortening at medium speed of mixer.
  • Gradually add sugar until well mixed.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
  • Blend in vanilla extract.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Add alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture.
  • Continue mixing well.
  • Mix in the melted chocolate last.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 90 minutes or until cake tests done.
  • Cool cake in pan on rack for about ten minutes, then turn out and let cake cool completely.
  • You may sprinkle with confectioners sugar or top with chocolate glaze.
  • For glaze, microwave chocolate and butter together, in a medium sized bowl, until melted.
  • Mix in confectioners sugar and just enough water to make a smooth glaze.
  • Pour glaze over cake and let trickle down the sides.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 417.7, Fat 21.6, SaturatedFat 8.6, Cholesterol 57.3, Sodium 231.7, Carbohydrate 54.5, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 33.4, Protein 5.9

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