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Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 sticks unsalted butter
1/2 cup hard Crisco
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups milk
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter, Crisco, and sugar.
Sift flour, baking powder, and dry ingredients into another bowl.
Add dry ingredients into creamed mix alternately with milk.

Bake at 325º for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10-12
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Aunt Annie was my grandmother's sister. Serve with coffee for an afternoon treat. Nanny used to eat this for breakfast.

 

 

 

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