Sweet Chocolate Pound Cake |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 80 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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Another recipe from the Baker's Collection of Riches pullout...The picture of this looks heavenly.... Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
1 teaspoon salt |
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon |
1 cup butter, room temperature |
3/4 cup milk |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
4 eggs |
1 package german sweet chocolate melted and cooled (4 oz) |
1/2 cup flake coconut |
sifted confectioners sugar |
chocolate glaze |
Directions:
1. Mix first 6 ingredients, set aside.
2. Cream butter to soften; add flour mixture, milk and vanilla.
3. Mix until all flour is moistened; then beat 2 minutes at medium speed with an electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
4. Add eggs and chocolate; beat 1 minute longer.
5. Pour batter into a 10 inch fluted or straight sided tube pan which has been greased and floured.
6. Bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until cake is done.
7. Cool in pan 15 minutes; remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.
8. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and top with Chocolate glaze and coconut.
9. Choc Glaze: Melt 3 squares semi sweet chocolate and 1 tablespoons butter in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
10. Cool slightly, then drizzle from tip of teaspoon over top of cake, letting glaze run down flutes.
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