Shaker Chocolate Pound Cake

1 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 1 .5 hrs

1714 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	x	butter	and flour for pan
1	cup	butter
1/2	cup	lard
3	cups	sugar
5	large	eggs
3	cups	flour, all-purpose	sifted
1/2	cup	cocoa powder	sifted
1/2	teaspoon	baking powder
1/4	teaspoon	salt
1 1/4	cups	milk
2	tablespoons	chocolate	grated
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
1	x	whipped cream	optional
1	x	chocolate	shaved, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Butter and flour a tube pan.

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, lard, and sugar together until they are light and fluffy.

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

Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.

Add these dry ingredients alternately with the milk to the egg mixture, stirring after each addition until well blended.

Add the grated chocolate.

Stir in the vanilla.

Turn the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

Fill the center with whipped cream and sprinkle with shaved chocolate, if desired.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 477g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1714 43% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 82.0g	126%
Saturated Fat 43.0g	216%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 417mg	139%
Sodium 597mg	25%
Total Carbohydrate 232.0g	77%
Dietary Fiber 6.0g	24%
Sugars 155.0g
Protein 23.0g	45%

Vitamin A	37%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	18%		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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