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Favorite Chocolate Pound Cake




Source of Recipe


The Lady & Sons Just Desserts






Recipe Introduction


This cake freezes very well and is a great treat to have on hand for unexpected or drop-in company. Die-hard chocoholics might want to just throw on their favorite chocolate icing.





List of Ingredients



• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 5 T cocoa
  
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
  
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  
• 3 cups sugar
  
• 5 eggs
  
• 1 cup buttermilk
  
• 1 T pure vanilla extract
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
   
2. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa and set aside.
   
3. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition.
   
4. Add flour and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
   
5. Add vanilla and mix well.
   
6. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 3/4 hours, or until cake is done. Remove from oven and allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto cake plate and serve.
   






Final Comments


Serves 16