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Glazed Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

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Prep Time:
30 min

Cook Time:
1 Hr

Servings:
16 Servings

Difficulty:
Easy

Prep Time:
30 min

Cook Time:
1 Hr

Servings:
16 Servings

Difficulty:
Easy

INGREDIENTS

CAKE

  • 1 C. Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
  • 3 C. sugar
  • 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 5 large eggs
  • 3 1/4 C. all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 C. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 C. buttermilk
  • 1 C. (6 oz. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate chips

GLAZE

DIRECTIONS

  1. HEAT oven to 325ºF. Coat 10-inch tube pan with no-stick cooking spray. Dust with flour.
  2. COMBINE oil, sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with mixer on low speed until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
  3. COMBINE flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to the egg mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in 1 C. chocolate chips. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
  4. BAKE 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 20 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
  5. For Glaze: COMBINE 1 C. chocolate chips, shortening and corn syrup in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM for 1 minute; stir. Repeat at 15 second intervals, until just melted and smooth.
  6. COOL slightly. Spoon over cake. Let stand until glaze is firm.

Nutrition

Serving size
(1 slice, 1/16 of cake)

  • Calories 410
  • Calories from Fat110g
  • Total Fat 12g
  • Saturated Fat 5g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 0g
  • Cholesterol 65mg
  • Sodium 150mg
  • Potassium 0mg
  • Total Carbohydrates 75g
  • Dietary Fiber 3g
  • Sugars 51g
  • Protein 7g
  • Vitamin A 0%
  • Vitamin C 0%
  • Vitamin D 0%
  • Calcium 0%
  • Thiamin 0%
  • Niacin 0%
  • Zinc 0%
  • Riboflavin 0%
  • Iron 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet