THE BEST CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

                     

This is quite possibly the best recipe of all the ones I have posted and it is definitely the best chocolate pound cake on the planet!  It originated from my Mother’s dear friend and neighbor.   It is a perfect cake---it doesn’t need any icing at all.  I make it in a bundt cake pan so that a beautiful crust forms.  It is also the go- to recipe when I am teaching someone to make their first cake because it features the classic and proper technique for cake making.  Thank you “Mrs. Y” for sharing your family’s special recipe- with my family.  This recipe-- but especially you, are treasures to me!

Ingredients:

2 sticks margarine

½ cup Crisco

3 cups sugar

3 cups flour

½ t. baking powder

½ t. salt

½ cup cocoa

5 eggs

1 cup milk

1 t. vanilla

Instructions:

*Cream margarine, Crisco and sugar. 

*Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa.  Set flour mixture aside.

*Add eggs one at a time.

* Add flour mixture alternately with milk. 

*Add vanilla.

*Pour batter into greased Bundt or Tube pan.

*Bake at 325 degrees for 1 ½ hours. 

*Let cool for 10 minutes and release from pan.