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Moroccan Pound Cake
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 16 Minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
2/3 cup oleo
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup raisins
3/4 cup nuts, chopped, unsalted, mixed
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Cream margarine and sugar until light.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
4. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk, beating until smooth.
5. Add vanilla, raisins and nuts. Pour 3/4 of batter into a 10-inch tube pan lined on bottom with waxed paper.
6. Mix remaining batter with cocoa and cinnamon and spoon onto batter in pan. Run a knife through batter to marbleize.
7. Bake at 350° about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
8. Let stand in pan 5 minutes, then turn out on rack; peel off paper. Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
By RecipeOfHealth.com