"Southern Living'S" Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened
2 c. sugar
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
6 large eggs
2 1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. cocoa
1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer about 2 minutes or until soft and creamy.
Gradually add sugars, beating at medium speed 5 to 7 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
Combine flour, baking soda and cocoa; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix at lowest speed until just blended after each addition.
Stir in vanilla.
Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.