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The Bag Lady’s Favorite Chocolate Pound Cake

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Medium

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (10 inch) bundt pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 °F.

Grease and flour a (10 inch) bundt pan. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cocoa and set aside. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and mix well after each addition.

Add flour and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until cake is done.

Remove from oven and allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto cake plate and serve.

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Rod Williams

March 10, 2019
One is the best and very easy

Beth

January 30, 2015
Is there a recipe for the chocolate sauce shown in the picture? I can't wait to make this.

May 20, 2013
We love the cake but I have 2 bunt pans 1 is a 10 cup the other is a 12 cup and neither one holds all the batter is their a special pan I should use I've never had this problem with any other recipie.

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