Best Southern Style Chocolate Pound Cake Recipes

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NANA'S CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE



Nana's Chocolate Pound Cake image

Provided by Stacey Little | SouthernBite.com

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a 10 to 12 cup bundt pan.
  • Cream the butter, sugar, and shortening together for about 3 minutes.
  • Add the eggs one at a time and beat well.
  • Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients alternately with milk, being sure to blend well.
  • Add vanilla extract; mix well.
  • Pour into the prepared pan, being cautious not to overfill the pan, and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE



Chocolate Pound Cake image

Provided by Trisha Yearwood

Categories     dessert

Time 2h

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature, plus more for greasing the pan
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan with butter.
  • Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa together. Set aside.
  • With an electric mixer, cream the 1 cup butter, the shortening and the sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one a time, beating well after each addition. With the motor running, add the flour mixture and the milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Add the vanilla.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the cake; it should come out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 30 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Slice the cake and serve topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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