Chocolate Pound Cake with Fudge Frosting

90 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 60 minutes

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 58.0g	89%
Saturated Fat 34.0g	170%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 396mg	132%
Sodium 615mg	26%
Total Carbohydrate 345.0g	115%
Dietary Fiber 7.0g	28%
Sugars 257.0g
Protein 24.0g	48%

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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