Chocolate Pound Cake II

This is good warm, topped with butter, or just plain. You may want to use a glaze, but we like it plain.

• Calories: 537 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• ½ cup shortening
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 3 cups white sugar
• 5 egg whites
• 5 egg yolks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.

Step 2

Sift together flour, cocoa and salt. Set aside.

Step 3

Cream margarine and shortening. Gradually add sugar while beating. Add egg yolks one at a time and beat well after each addition.

Step 4

Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Add vanilla.

Step 5

In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into cake batter.

Step 6

Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Sprinkle nuts on top.

Step 7

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Do not over bake.