Chocolate Pound Cake

2 hours Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 90 minutes

1462 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

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

Directions

Preheat oven to 325.

Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar together in mixing bowl until light and fluffy.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Blend in vanilla.

Sift flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder together; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

Mix well after each addition.

Spoon batter into prepared pan.

Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted one inch from edge comes out clean.

Cool in pan for 10 minutes; turn out onto wire rack and cool completely.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 407g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1462 34% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 55.0g	85%
Saturated Fat 32.0g	162%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 389mg	130%
Sodium 726mg	30%
Total Carbohydrate 230.0g	77%
Dietary Fiber 6.0g	24%
Sugars 153.0g
Protein 21.0g	42%

Vitamin A	36%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	12%		Iron	39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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