BEST CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE
A delicious make-ahead cake which freezes well. Wonderful warm, topped with a little butter and a glass of milk!
Provided by m-ann
Categories Desserts Cakes Pound Cake Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
- Cream shortening and butter until light and fluffy, gradually adding sugar. Beat well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa and cinnamon together. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.
- In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold carefully into cake batter, mixing only until no streaks remain. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes, remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 569.8 calories, Carbohydrate 77.5 g, Cholesterol 128.1 mg, Fat 27 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 13.2 g, Sodium 264.4 mg, Sugar 51.5 g
CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE II
This is good warm, topped with butter, or just plain. You may want to use a glaze, but we like it plain.
Provided by m-ann
Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
- Sift together flour, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
- Cream margarine and shortening. Gradually add sugar while beating. Add egg yolks one at a time and beat well after each addition.
- Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Add vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into cake batter.
- Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Sprinkle nuts on top.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Do not over bake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 536.8 calories, Carbohydrate 66.5 g, Cholesterol 109.4 mg, Fat 28.5 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 11.6 g, Sodium 224.6 mg, Sugar 44.2 g
EASY CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE
-Cynthia Allen, Buffalo, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 14 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the cake and pudding mixes, eggs, water and oil. Beat on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave frosting on high for 10-15 seconds or until thin. Drizzle over cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 337 calories, Fat 15g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 61mg cholesterol, Sodium 448mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
BASIC CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE
This chocolate pound cake is one of my favorite cakes to bake. A friend of mine gave me this recipe years ago. Somehow it just gets better each time you bake it! -Doris Fletcher, Hendersonville, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h25m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder and cocoa. Combine milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture. Mix well. , Pour into greased 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 70-80 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 429 calories, Fat 20g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 112mg cholesterol, Sodium 160mg sodium, Carbohydrate 57g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan with butter.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa together. Set aside.
- With an electric mixer, cream the 1 cup butter, the shortening and the sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one a time, beating well after each addition. With the motor running, add the flour mixture and the milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Add the vanilla.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the cake; it should come out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 30 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Slice the cake and serve topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE
This chocolate pound cake recipe is courtesy of Emily Luchetti and should be used in herChocolate Caramel Bread Pudding.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch bundt pan.
- Sift together flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder onto a piece of parchment paper or into a bowl. Add salt and set aside. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together milk, lemon juice, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons water; set aside.
- Combine butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the milk mixture and ending with the flour mixture, mixing well after each addition. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
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