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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jul 2, 2010
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Enjoy this yummy chocolate pound cake baked to perfection - ideal dessert for a bunch.

Chocolate Pound Cake

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 4 hr 10 min
  • Ingredients 16
  • Servings 16
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup milk

Glaze

  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with shortening; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup cocoa, the baking powder and salt.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1 cup butter, the shortening and 1 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping bowl after each addition. Alternately add flour mixture and milk to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating and scraping after each addition. Pour batter evenly into pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool upright in pan 25 minutes. Place serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
  • Step 
    4
    In 1-quart saucepan, mix 2 tablespoons cocoa, the water, corn syrup and 2 tablespoons butter. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Remove from heat. Beat in 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and the powdered sugar with spoon until smooth. Spread glaze over top of cooled cake, allowing some to run down sides.

Nutrition

470 Calories
22g Total Fat
5g Protein
62g Total Carbohydrate
43g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
470
Calories from Fat
200
Total Fat
22g
34%
Saturated Fat
9g
45%
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
100mg
34%
Sodium
200mg
9%
Potassium
100mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
62g
21%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
43g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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