Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Lena's Chocolate Pound Cake with Icing

1/2 lb. margarine

3 c. sugar

3 c. flour

1/2 t. baking powder

1 1/4 c. milk

5 eggs

1/2 c. shortening

1/4 t. salt

1/2 c. cocoa

1 t. vanilla

Cream margarine and shortening with sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with milk. Add vanilla. Pour into greased and floured tube or bundt pan and bake at 325 for 1 hour 25 minutes until done. Cool completely before icing.

Icing:

1 stick margarine

1 box confectioners sugar

1 t. vanilla

1/4-1/2 c. cocoa

1 t. lemon juice

dash of salt

milk

Melt margarine and cocoa over low heat. Remove. Add confectioners sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, and enough milk to spread. Blend well. Spread over cooled cake.

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