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Groom's Cake - Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

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This recipe for Groom's Cake - Chocolate Pound Cake, by , is from Joan Stewart's Family Favorites, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Joan Stewart
Added: Monday, June 23, 2008
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups sugar
2 sticks butter
1/2 cup margarine or shortening
5 eggs
3 cups AP flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup cocoa
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Chocolate Buttercream Icing:
1 box 4xxx confectioner's sugar, sifted
1 stick margarine
3/4 cup shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
evaporated milk
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter, shortening and sugar well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.

Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa together and add to first mixture, alternating with milk. Add vanilla.

Bake at 350º in desired size pans about 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Icing:
Cream sugar, margarine, cocoa, shortening, vanilla. Add enough milk to make the icing spreading consistency. Keep bowl covered with camp cloth while icing cake.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Her most popular groom's cake at weddings. She topped with sugared fruit most often.

 

 

 

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