← Return to Portal

Best Chocolate Pound Cake

Yancy Kitchen Registry

Batch Size

1 bundt cake (12 servings)

Ingredients

QtyUnitIngredientNotes

Instructions

  1. Prep Oven & Pan: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
  2. Cream Butter & Sugar:
    Cream shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar and beat well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
  3. Add Yolks: Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition.
  4. Combine Dry Ingredients: Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa, and cinnamon together.
  5. Alternate Wet/Dry:
    Add the sifted dry mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition.
  6. Add Extracts: Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.
  7. Beat Egg Whites: In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
  8. Fold Whites: Fold the beaten egg whites carefully into the cake batter, mixing only until no streaks remain.
  9. Bake:
    • Pour batter into the greased and floured 10-inch bundt pan.
    • Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  10. Cool: Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.