Pecan-chocolate chip pound cake

20 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2¾ cup Sugar
1¼ cup Butter -- softened
(no substitutes)
5 eaches Eggs
1 teaspoon Almond extract
3 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Milk
1 cup Semisweet chocolate chips --
Mini
1 cup Pecans -- chopped

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar, butter (must be very soft but not melted), eggs and almond extract on low just until mixed. Beat on high for 5 min. scraping bowl occasionally, In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. On low speed, add flour mixture alternately with milk, mixing just until blended. Fold in Chocolate chips. Sprinkle pecans in the bottom of a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Carefully pour batter over pecans. Bake at 325 deg. for 1 hour and 40 min. or until cake test done. Cool 20 min.

in pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Yield: 16-20 servings.

Recipe By : Country Woman

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