Chocolate Pound Cake With Fudge Glaze

It was a very long but enjoyable weekend at our house. My Mother in law came down for a visit and it was so nice. The kid's had a blast and missed their Ma maw so much. It was also the last weekend before school started today, so we were busy running around finishing up last minute errands. When my Mother in law comes down for a visit I always like to make a nice dessert for her. Usually its a quick and easy cake something that everyone can nibble on between meals.

I wasn't sure this time really what to make, then I remembered this Chocolate Pound Cake recipe I saw over at at Southern Plate The picture was so beautiful i knew it would be the perfect one to make. I have to admit I was a bit nervous making this cake for the first time. I wasn't sure if it would turn out or not, and I really didn't have a back up plan if it didn't. So fingers crossed and armed with my trusty old bundt pan my oldest son and I dove into the project. It really did not sound hard at all. I think i was most worried about the Glaze instead of the cake itself. The batter was so light and fluffy we could just eat it right out of the bowl and that is what we di d LOL.

I am happy to say that the cake turned out perfect. I was so surprised at how high the cake baked it was just simply beautiful. This pound cake would be great by itself, but the Chocolate Glaze really took it over the top good!! I took Christy's advice on placing the glaze in a cool bowl of water and stirring to cool it off a bit before pouring it on the cake. It really started to set up perfect. I drizzled the glaze on the cake and it just ran down the sides so pretty. I am telling you!!! you gotta make this cake it's so worth it. My Mother in law enjoyed the cake so much I even sent her home with a few pieces, not all of it but some of it. Click on the link below to get the full Step by Step Directions of how to make this wonderful cake.

Step by Step directions to make
Chocolate Pound Cake With Fudge Glaze

I baked the cake the night before serving. It is so darn hot in Texas turing the oven on in the day time is a no no.

I just poured the glaze on top.

Ta DA!!!!!!!!!!!!! here it is all done the glaze set up perfectly just like the recipe said it would. um I bet you can taste it now.

Chocolate Pound Cake With Fudge Glaze Cake:

3 sticks margarine or butter
3 tsp vanilla
3 Cups sugar
(do not substitute with Splenda)
1/2 C Cocoa
5 Eggs
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Cup Milk (Preferably Whole Milk)

Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour bundt pan, set aside. Cream butter in large mixing bowl. Add sugar, beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, and baking powder. Measure milk and stir vanilla into it. Add milk and dry ingredients alternately, mixing after each addition. Pour into pan and bake for one hour and twenty minutes. Let cool for ten minutes before removing from pan and allowing to cool completely before adding glaze.

Fudge Glaze:

1 1/2 Cups Sugar
7T Milk
1/4 tsp salt
2 T Shortening
1 tsp vanilla
2 T Margarine
1/2 Cup Cocoa

Combine sugar, cocoa, milk, shortening, margarine, and salt in heavy saucepan. Bring to a rolling , stirring constantly. Once it reaches a boil, allow to boil without stirring for two minutes, no more. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Stirr until cooled just slightly. Spoon over cooled cake.

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