Chocolate Chip Pound Cake Recipe

Summary

Servings1CuisineAmerican
MethodBakedInterest GroupParty

Ingredients

 
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
 
1 tablespoon shortening
 
2 cups sugar, divided
 
6 eggs, separated
 
3 cups all-purpose flour
 
1/2 teaspoon salt
 
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
 
1 (8-ounce) carton commercial sour cream
 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels, divided
 
1 (4-ounce) package sweet baking chocolate, grated
 
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
 
1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Directions

Cream butter and shortening, gradually add l 1/2 cups sugar, beating until mixture is light and fluffy.
Add egg yolks, beat at medium-high speed of an electric mixer for 5 minutes.
Combine flour, salt, and soda; mix well.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix just until blended after each addition.
Stir in vanilla, 1 1/3 cups chocolate morsels, and grated chocolate.
Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until foamy.
Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
Fold egg whites into batter.
Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 20 to 25 minutes.
Cool in pan 10 minutes; invert onto a serving plate.
Combine powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon milk, stirring well.
Add more milk if a thinner consistency is desired.
Spoon glaze over warm cake.
Sprinkle remaining chocolate morsels evenly over glaze.
Cool before serving.

Comments

Sammi W. says :

Thank you for posting this recipe! I cut this out of Southern Living years ago and lost the recipe. It's a favorite of mine and it always gets huge compliments.
Posted on: 28 May 2010 - 4:40pm

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