Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Fudge Icing Recipe

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Sometimes you just need to eat something rich and fattening. That's all there is to it. Sometimes. Whatever your reason might be for craving some rich, sweet, delectable goody, I have the fix for that craving. And I'm giving it you. For free!

This is a family recipe that is no tellin' how old. My mother's cousin, Esther, made this cake. Mama loved this cake more than she loved her luggage. She would beg Esther to make it for her. Everybody needs to make this cake once in their lives. I'm serious. You need to plan a day to do this. But, there's one requirement. A piece of this cake MUST be served with a glass of ice cold milk in a canning jar. If you break that rule, we all will know about it. Don't embarrass yourself. Or me.

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Servings: 8 to 10 slices
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Ingredients

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  • I have Esther's handwritten recipe. She included some notes about some of the ingredients. I'm writing this recipe in Esther's voice.
  • For cake:
  • 1/2 pound butter or 3 sticks oleo. I use oleo.
  • 1/2 cup shortening. I use cooking oil.
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 3 cups plain flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 cup sweet milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • For icing:
  • For icing:
  • 3/4 stick oleo
  • 2 squares of chocolate
  • 1 pound of confectioners sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Cream as needed

Directions

  1. For cake:
  2. Cream together butter and shortening. Add sugar and eggs. Sift dry ingredients together and add vanilla. Add alternately with cream mixture. Bake in a large pound cake pan (tube pan) 9 to 10 inches. Put wax paper in bottom. Spray sides and bottoms. Cook 325 degrees for 80 minutes. My stove cooks it in 1 hour at 300 degrees. Don't overcook it. It will be dry. Some stoves cook different.:
  3. For icing:
  4. Melt butter and chocolate together. Add sugar and vanilla. Cream well and spread. It should be firm. And spread good not runny. I let it set a few minutes and run a knife around tube and it comes out good.
  5. ......................................................................Love,
  6. Esther

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 302g
Recipe makes 8 servings
Calories 1186  
Calories from Fat 465 39%
Total Fat 52.85g 66%
Saturated Fat 23.16g 93%
Trans Fat 5.86g  
Cholesterol 181mg 60%
Sodium 687mg 29%
Potassium 207mg 6%
Total Carbs 173.11g 46%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 10%
Sugars 133.88g 89%
Protein 11.02g 18%
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