Pound Cake

Good morning!

It's beautiful here this morning! 62 degrees right now & I love it!

I saw a delicious looking chocolate pound cake on a website and thought I would make it. It was very tasty; kinda like a brownie, but not quite. The crumb was nice, the cake was moist. As you can see, it did not survive being taken out of the loaf pan! What you will see if you look at the original site is that her cake sunk. My cake sunk too, only i turned mine upside down right away so the sinking is on the bottom. It's a very good cake and certainly worthy of being baked. Next time I bake it I am gonna try baking it in a 8" cake pan.

Anyway, give it a try!

http://allthatsleftarethecrumbs.blogspot.com/2011/03/cake-slice-march-2011-chocolate-cream.html

Let them eat cake!

Hi, girls,

It's no wonder I'm as big as a house! Here I go baking again & we still have applesauce bread to eat!

But you know how it is when you want something chocolate...

This is a nice, basic cake. To me, it tastes better with the powdered sugar on top. I would definitely recommend some type of frosting. It is good enough to make again. :)

The recipe is from "mad hungry". She is connected with Martha Stewart.

Anyway, enjoy.

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 cup cold water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In an 8-inch square baking pan, whisk together all-purpose flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, and coarse salt.

2. Make a well in center of flour mixture and add vegetable oil, pure vanilla extract, white vinegar, and cold water. Whisk until well combined. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack.