Grandmother Alice's Chocolate Pound Cake

 

Here is another one from the Copley family cookbook. Grandmother Alice Long's chocolate pound cake recipe. This one is a classic and it bakes up perfect every time. 

Grandmother Alice's Chocolate Pound Cake

Ingredients:

1 lb butter

3 cups Sugar

5 eggs

3 cups flour

1 teaspoong baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 cup cocoa

1 cup milk

3 teaspoons vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using an exlectric mixer, cream butter and sugar thoroughtly until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly then add vanilla.

2. In a small bowl, combine thr flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cocoa. 

3. Add the dry ingredients alternatively with the milk until all is combined. Pour batter into a greased tube pan dusted with flour. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes. Do not open the oven while baking. Let cake cool in the pan before turning out.