Old Fashioned Chocolate Pound Cake
This is a classic recipe, these chocolate pound cakes are always great!
Yield
4 servingsPrep
8 minCook
82 minReady
90 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | cup |
cocoa powder
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ½ | cup |
butter
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | cup |
milk
low-fat or non-fat |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 118 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 237 | ml |
milk
low-fat or non-fat |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
Directions
Beat butter and shortening; add sugar and mix well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in vanilla.
Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl then add alternately with milk to creamed mixture.
Bake chocolate pound cake in a greased 10-inch tube pan at 325° F (160° C) for 80 minutes, or until chocolate pound cake bounces back when touched lightly in the center with finger.
