Mahogany pound cake
Mahogany pound cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups unsifted flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 6 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces sour cream
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
- In large mixer bowl, combine sugars and butter.
- Beat until light and fluffy.
- Add egg yolks, one at time, beating well after each addition.
- Add vanilla extract.
- Beat in sour cream alternately with dry ingredients. Batter is very thick.
- In medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
- Fold half into batter.
- Fold in remaining egg whites.
- Pour into well greased and floured 10 inch tube or fluted pan.
- Bake 1 1/2 hours or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan.
- Sprinkle with confectioners sugar, if desired.
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