Milk Chocolate Chip Pecan Pound Cake
Details
- Time
- 4 hours
- Skill Level
- Beginner
- Yields
- 1 cake
HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips make this perfect pound cake recipe rich and sweet. It gets its depth from the addition of toasty, crunchy pecans. Serve it with fluffy whipped cream and some extra chocolate shavings for a decadent dessert you can make any time.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 20 minutes
- Bake Time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Cool Time
- 2 hours 10 minutes
Ingredients
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2 cups
HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips (11.5 oz pkg.), divided
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1 cup
butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened
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1-1/4 cups
granulated sugar
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3
eggs
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2-1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup
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1/4 tsp
baking soda
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dash
salt
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1 cup
buttermilk or sour milk*
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3/4 cup
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2 tsps
vanilla extract
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1 cup
pecans chopped
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powdered sugar (optional)
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Step-By-Step Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan. Place 1 cup milk chocolate chips in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at Medium (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at Medium an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted when stirred.
Beat butter in large bowl until creamy; gradually add granulated sugar, beating on medium speed of mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add melted chocolate; beat until blended.
Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to chocolate mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until blended. Add syrup and vanilla; beat until blended. Stir in remaining milk chocolate chips and pecans. Spoon batter into prepard pan.
Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.
*To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 12 servingsServing size 1 piece (160g)Amount per servingCalories590% Daily Value*Total Fat 35g 45%Saturated Fat 19g 95%Trans Fat 0.5gCholesterol 110mg 37%Sodium 240mg 10%Total Carbohydrates 71g 26%Dietary Fiber 5g 18%Total Sugars 49gIncludes 44g Added Sugar 88%Protein 8gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 100mg 8%Iron 5mg 30%Potassium 280mg 6%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
Nutrition information does not include optional ingredients.
