Chocolate Poundcake

• 2 3/4 c. sifted cake flour
• 3/4 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 c. soft shortening
• milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 medium eggs, unbeaten
• 1 egg yolk, unbeaten
• 3 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted
• confectioners sugar

1. Start heating oven to 350u0b0.
2. Line with wax paper bottom of a 3 1/2-inch deep 9-inch tube pan.
3. Into large bowl sift flour, cream of tartar, soda, salt and sugar.
4. Drop in shortening; pour in milk and vanilla.
5. With electric mixer at low speed to medium speed, beat 2 minutes, scraping bowl and beaters as needed.
6. Add eggs, egg yolk and chocolate; beat 1 minute.
7. Turn into pan.
8. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes.

cake flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla, eggs, egg yolk, unsweetened chocolate, confectioners sugar

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=456055 (may not work)