Easy to make and about as rich and decadent a chocolate cake that you'll find anywhere. It's impressive to serve by itself and delicious with fresh fruit or ice cream.
Grease a 10" tube pan with shortening and dust with a little flour. Set aside.
Combine Ingredients
Sift cocoa powder, flour and baking powder.
Whisk eggs and milk together lightly, about 5 seconds.
Cream together butter and sugar. Alternately, add about a third of the milk and eggs then about a third of the flour and cocoa mixture and mix for a few seconds after each addition. Continue until all of the ingredients are in the mixing bowl. Add the vanilla extract and mix gently to combine.
Be careful not to over mix.
Bake
Pour batter into the tube pan and bake for 90 minutes. Cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let the cake cool for 10-15 mintues before tipping over to release the cake onto a cooling rack. Using a second cooling rack, gently flip the cake over so it cools right side up.
As an option, dust the top with powdered sugar.Slice, serve and enjoy!
Notes
Take turns adding the wet and dry ingredients until all of the ingredients are in the mixing bowl. We do this so everything will be evenly dispersed and the pound cake will have a consistent texture. Are you ready for another chocolatey, delicious dessert? Be sure to check out my Homemade Brownie Mix recipe. And Orange Rolls, a classic cinnamon roll recipe with an orange twist. Both are classics!