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Chocolate Pound Cake

Mama Peggy's Chocolate Pound Cake

MamaPeggy.com
An old family recipe from the kitchen of Mama Peggy, found on a notepad in a box filled with her favorite recipes.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Cake, Dessert
Calories 305.8 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks butter or margarine
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 cups flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup Crisco
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup sweet milk (that's just means regular milk)

Icing (optional)

  • 6 tbsp cocoa
  • 6 tbsp HOT canned milk (about ½ cup)
  • 6 tbsp butter or margarine
  • 3 cups powdered / confectioner's sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • 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 in a greased pan at 325° for 1 hour 25 minutes, or until chocolate pound cake bounces back when touched lightly in the center with finger.

Icing (optional)

  • Dissolve the cocoa in the hot milk.
  • Put the sugar, butter and vanilla into a bowl (do not melt the butter).
  • Pour in the cocoa/milk mixture and stir (or use a mixer on low setting) until the butter is melted and the icing is smooth and creamy.
  • Spread evenly over the top of the finished cake (but not before cake has cooled completely).

Notes

Serving size: 1 slice Calories: 305.8 Fat: 8.8 g Saturated fat: 3.7 g Unsaturated fat: 2.4 g Trans fat: 2.1 g Carbohydrates: 53.8 g Sugar: 40.5 g Sodium: 53.6 mg Fiber: 1.0 g Protein: 3.7 g Cholesterol: 43.5 mg
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