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This is good warm, topped with butter, or just plain. You may want to use a glaze, but we like it plain.

Chocolate Pound Cake II

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
    1/2 cup shortening
    3 cups white sugar
    5 egg whites
    5 egg yolks
    4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
    3 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 cup milk
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

    1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.

    2 Sift together flour, cocoa and salt. Set aside.

    3 Cream margarine and shortening. Gradually add sugar while beating. Add egg yolks one at a time and beat well after each addition.

    4 Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Add vanilla.

    5 In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into cake batter.

    6 Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Sprinkle nuts on top.

    7 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Do not over bake.