Chocolate Pound Cake with Fudge Frosting

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 90 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 60 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 1936 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

Pound cake
1 cup butter softened
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
3 cups cake flour sifted
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fudge frosting
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Beat butter and sugar until creamy.

Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until yellow disappears.

Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour, just until blended after each addition.

Stir in vanilla.

Bake in a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan 1 hour at 325 degrees F, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool in pan on a wire rack 10-15 minutes before removing and cooling completely on rack.

Spread with frosting.

Frosting: Combine sugar, cocoa, salt, milk and shortening in saucepan.

Boil 2 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly.

Remove and add vanilla.

Beat at high speed until smooth and of the proper consistency.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 608g
Amount per Serving
Calories 1936 27% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 58.0g89%
 Saturated Fat 34.0g170%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 396mg132%
Sodium 615mg26%
Total Carbohydrate 345.0g115%
 Dietary Fiber 7.0g28%
 Sugars 257.0g
Protein 24.0g48%
Vitamin A 39%  Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 23%  Iron 61%

* 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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