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Blue Ribbon Pound Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
5 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup buttermilk
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees (F)
Generously grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder into a medium-sized bowl. In a large bowl, cream shortening and butter to blend; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Alternate flour mixture, milk and buttermilk, beating until batter is smooth and well-blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven 75 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in a pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Invert on serving plate.
Cool completely before serving.
Makes: 1 10-inch tube cake.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This was a Blue Ribbon winner at the Big Fresno Fair for Becky Cinema of KYNO-1300 and Bill McEwen of the The Fresno Bee. They used it for the 2009 Men Who Cook fundraiser for the Fresno Art Museum. Enjoy!

 

 

 

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