NANA'S CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE
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
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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