Chocolate Pound Cake With Fudge Frosting - Slcakes, chocolate, desserts 1 cup butter; softened 1/2 cup shortening 3 cup sugar 5 each eggs 3 cup sifted cake flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup cocoa 1 1/4 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ----FUDGE FROSTING---- 2 cup sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1/4 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup milk 1/2 cup shortening 1 teaspoon vanilla extract The Chocolate Pound Cake: Cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, and cocoa; stir well. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325F for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. Spread Fudge Frosting on top and sides of cake. Yield: one 10-inch cake. Fudge Frosting: Combine all ingredients except vanilla in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; pour into a small mixing bowl, and add vanilla. Beat at high speed of an electric mixer 5 minutes. Yield: 3 cups. Mrs. James L. Twilley of Georgia, in December, 1987 "Southern Living" Typos by Jeff Pruett. |
