How to Make Best Chocolate Pound Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a chocolate lover, then you're in for a treat with this recipe for the Best Chocolate Pound Cake. Packed with rich chocolate flavor and moist, dense texture, this cake is the perfect indulgence for any occasion. Whether you're hosting a dinner party, celebrating a special event, or simply craving a decadent dessert, this recipe is sure to impress.

While traditional pound cake is known for its buttery flavor and dense crumb, this chocolate version takes it to a whole new leve...

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 5 egg whites
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 ¼ cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract

Information

  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 10-inch tube pan

  • 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

    570 cal.

    • Total Fat: 27g
    • Saturated Fat: 13g
    • Cholesterol: 128mg
    • Sodium: 264mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 78g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 52g
    • Protein: 8g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 66mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 163mg