The Bag Lady's Favorite Chocolate Pound Cake: Sandi's Recipe of the Week - January 19

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Sandi's "Recipe Of The Week"
January 19 - 25, 2008

"The Bag Lady's Favorite Chocolate Pound Cake"

The Bag Lady's Favorite Chocolate Pound Cake

Recipe Source:
Paula Deen's Christmas Special Issue
Cooking with Paula Deen

Serving Size: Makes 16 servings

Amount	Ingredient
3 cups	all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon	baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	salt
5 tablespoons	cocoa
1 cup (2 sticks)	butter, softened
1/2 cup	vegetable shortening
3 cups	sugar
5	large eggs
1 cup	buttermilk
1 tablespoon	vanilla extract

Preparation Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa and set aside. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix well after each addition. Add flour and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 3/4 hours, or until cake is done. Remove from oven and allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto cake plate and serve.

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