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Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 stick oleo
2 c. sugar
2 c. regular flour
2 eggs
1 tab. vanilla
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
1 c. hot water
1 tsp baking soda
Directions:
Directions:
Melt chocolate in double boiler first.
Cream oleo and sugar; add eggs; add flour and milk
Add 1/2 c. of the water to melted chocolate.
Put the other 1/2 c. water in a pan and bring to a boil.
To this add the baking soda and immediately add to chocolate mixture.
Pour the chocolate mixture into the batter and add the vanilla
Bake at 325 degrees in a greased loaf pan.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This cake was in the Austin Statesman Newspaper in the 1960's and was President Johnson's daughter's, Luci Johnson-Nugent's wedding cake.

 

 

 

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