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Take out your Bundt pan and preheat the oven to 350°! We are about to make a Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Fudge Glaze! 

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Chocolate desserts are the answer to a whole lot of life’s problems. It may not solve the problem but it at least helps you feel a little bit better. Did you know that 75% of chocolate candy purchased is by men buying it for women? 

One of our family’s favorite recipes is my Mom’s chocolate cake with fudge icing which appears by request on most holidays. For those who want more cake and less icing, I developed this Chocolate Pound Cake and drizzled it with my Homemade Fudge!

Ingredients

• ½ Cup Shortening, buy on Amazon
• 1 Cup Butter, softened
• 3 Cups granulated sugar (I use Dixie Crystal)
• 6 large eggs
• 3 Cups All-Purpose flour, sifted
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ Cup cocoa, buy on Amazon
• 1¼ cups milk
• 1 tsp. chocolate extract, I prefer Watkins brand extracts
• 1 small jar of Maraschino Cherries for decoration, optional

Directions

I use a Bundt pan which has been in my kitchen for more years than I can remember. This one is very similar to mine. When you buy good tools, they will last you forever. Spending a few extra bucks can actually save you money in the long run.

1

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa. Then set aside.

Grease and flour your cake pan and preheat the oven to 350°.

It is still my preference to grease and flour cake pans. I have found it to be the best way to keep the cake from sticking to the pan. I use shortening for the greasing process.

2

Add shortening and butter into a large mixing bowl and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes or until creamy.

3

Gradually add sugar, pouring it in slowly while the mixer continues to blend the ingredients.

4

Add the eggs one at a time while the mixer is still beating the batter.

5

Add the dry ingredients to the batter mixture alternately with milk beginning and ending with flour. Continue to mix at low speed while you are adding the dry ingredients.

Tip

It is best to add your dry ingredients a little at a time to avoid blowback. Experience is the best teacher.~wink

6

Add the chocolate extract and allow to mix for another minute.

7

Pour your chocolate cake batter into a 9 or 10-inch Bundt pan or tub pan which has been greased and floured.

Bake at 350° for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Oven temperatures vary. The cake is done when a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool the cake

Cool your Chocolate bundt cake in the pan on a wire rack for about 15 minutes then remove it from the pan and cool it completely on a wire rack.

Glaze your Chocolate Pound Cake

Glaze this cake with my super easy made-from-scratch Chocolate Fudge Recipe.

Pour that scrumptious Chocolate Glaze over the top of this chocolate bundt cake. Put on some coffee and invite some friends over!

Cherries and chocolate go together like peanut butter and jelly! Be sure to have a jar of cherries on hand when you bake this decadent Chocolate Pound Cake made so you can decorate it pretty.

Your family and friends deserve a cherry with every slice!

This Chocolate Pound Cake recipe is an easy cake recipe. It’s just a matter of mixing the simple ingredients and pouring them into the pan. There are no extra steps and because it is a Bundt cake, there is only one pan!

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Updated 12-6-2022