Eat dessert first....

What is the rest of that quote?  Something about "Life is uncertain.  Eat dessert first!"  I believe Susan Branch has featured that comment from time to time.:-)

With that in mind, the recipe that I will share with you today is - you guessed it!  Dessert!:-)

As I have mentioned, this is the day that I provide lunch for the adult day care program at our church. The menu I have selected has been greatly influenced by the brunch menu when we had guests a few weeks ago.  It includes quiche, baked potatoes, glazed fruit, banana bread muffins, and chocolate pound cake.  I will try to remember to take a picture of the plate as it is served and post it one day in the future.

Now - to the recipe!  This has been in my file for years and years!  I actually remember baking it about 43 years ago as a treat during a snow storm, and I had already baked it several times earlier.

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

2 sticks butter
3 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 Tablespoons cocoa
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

- Line bottom of a tube pan with waxed paper; lightly grease and flour sides of pan.
- Cream sugar, shortening, and butter.  Add eggs, one at a time.
- Sift dry ingredients.  Add to other mixture alternately with milk.  Add vanilla.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Bake cake in tube pan for one hour (I needed to add 15 minutes for baking this one).

Ready for the oven.

Just out of the oven!

 I think this cake is good just as it is; however, if you REALLY want to turn it into something decadent, you may serve it with whipped cream - or a scoop of vanilla ice cream with fudge sauce poured over!  Yum!

Well, after this dessert, surely there must come something a bit healthier.  Return, and see what it is!

Thank you for reading.  I appreciate your comments.


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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt