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Glazed Chocolate Pound Cake
Description
Preparation time: about 30 minutesBaking time: 75 to 85 minutes
One 10-inch Glazed Tube Cake
Ingredients
1-3/4 cups butter flavor crisco all-vegetable shortening (1-3/4 butter flavor stick)
3 cups granulated sugar
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/3 cups milk
1 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
glaze
1 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter flavor crisco all-vegetable shortening or 1/4 butter flavor crisco stick
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
Methods/steps
for cake, heat oven to 325°F. grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
combine 1-3/4 cups shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. beat at low speed of electric mixer until blended, scraping bowl constantly. beat on high speed 6 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. mix in dry ingredients alternately with milk, beating after each addition until batter is smooth. stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips. spoon into pan.
bake at 325°F for 75 to 85 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool on wire rack 20 minutes. invert onto serving dish. cool completely.
for glaze, combine 1 cup chocolate chips, 1/4 cup shortening and corn syrup in top part of double boiler over hot, not boiling water. stir until just melted and smooth. cool slightly. (or place mixture in microwave-safe bowl. microwave at 50% [medium] for 1 minute 15 seconds. stir. repeat at 15 second intervals, if necessary, until just melted and smooth. cool slightly.) spoon over cake. let stand until glaze is firm.
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