Chocolate pound cake with butter cream frosting

 
              CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE WITH BUTTER CREAM FROSTING
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Desserts                         Cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1       c            Butter -- softened
      1/2   c            Margarine -- softened
    3       c            Sugar
    5                    Eggs
    3       c            All-purpose flour
      1/2   ts           Baking powder
      1/2   ts           Salt
      1/2   c            Cocoa
    1       c            Milk
    1       t            Vanilla extract
                         -----BUTTER CREAM FROSTING-----
      3/4   c            Margarine -- softened
    3       oz           Cream cheese -- softened
            pn           Salt
   16       oz           Powdered sugar -- plus
      1/2   c            Powdered sugar
      1/4   c            Milk -- to 1/2 cup
    1       t            Vanilla extract
 
   Cream butter and margarine until smooth; add sugar and beat until
   light and fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
   addition.
   Combine dry ingredients, and add to creamed mixture alternately with
   milk and vanilla.  spoon batter into a well-greased 10 inch tube pan
   or Bundt pan.  Bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes; reduce heat to 200
   degrees and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes.
   Cool; spread with Butter Cream Frosting, and decorate as desired.
   Butter Cream Frosting: Cream margarine and cream cheese until light
   and fluffy.  Add salt and sugar, a small amount at a time, beating
   until smooth.  Slowly beat in just enough milk to make mixture
   spreadable; add vanilla.
  
 
 
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