Best Chocolate Pound Cake
This chocolate pound cake is our favourite recipe to make on special occasions or just for fun. See the full recipe here.
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12 min prep + 55 min baking + 8 hr standing
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Ingredients
- 2/3 cup (150 ml) unsweetened cocoa
- 2 3/4 cups (675 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp (5 ml) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
- 1 cup (250 ml) butter or margarine, softened
- 2/3 (125 ml) cup mayonnaise
- 2 1/2 cups (625 ml) sugar
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla essence
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup (250 ml) milk
- Icing sugar
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and flour a 25 cm tube pan or bundt pan or two 23 x 13 cm loaf pans.
Step 2
Sift cocoa in a small bowl. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
Step 3
In large mixer bowl, beat butter and mayonnaise until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar; beat at high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Blend in vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Spread in prepared pan.
Step 4
Bake 55 to 65 minutes for loaf pans, 75 to 85 minutes for tube or bundt pan, or until wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean.
Step 5
Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen cake from pan and remove. Cool completely. Wrap in foil and let stand at least overnight.
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Tips
For a decorative effect, place a doily on top of cake and sprinkle with icing sugar. Remove doily