Chocolate Pound Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

Chocolate Pound Cake

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1/2 pound Butter or margarine
1/2 cup Vegetable shortening
3 cups Sugar
5 Eggs
3 cups Sifted flour -- plain
1/2 cup Cocoa -- hershey's pref.
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 1/4 cups Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 cup Cocoa
1 package Powdered sugar
1/3 cup Milk -- hot
1/4 pound Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Cream butter, shortening and sugar by hand until creamy. Beat on medium speed
with electric mixer until creamy. Add 1 egg at a time and beat well after each
addition. Mix all dry ingredients together and add alternately with milk,
beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and use low speed to mix well,
scraping down sides with a rubber spatula. Prepare a large tubed pan - grease
and line bottom with waxed paper. Bake at 325 deg. for 1 hour and 25 to 30
minutes. After cake is cool, top with the icing. For Icing: Sift together
powdered sugar and 1/2 c. cocoa. Beat 1 stick butter until creamy. Add small
amount of sugar mixture, beating on low speed. Add hot milk and remainder of
sugar. Beat well and scrape sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Add vanilla;
beat well and spread on cooled cake.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -