Chocolate Poundcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Start heating oven to 350\u00b0.
Line with wax paper bottom of a 3 1/2-inch deep 9-inch tube pan.
Into large bowl sift flour, cream of tartar, soda, salt and sugar.
Drop in shortening; pour in milk and vanilla.
With electric mixer at low speed to medium speed, beat 2 minutes, scraping bowl and beaters as needed.
Add eggs, egg yolk and chocolate; beat 1 minute.
Turn into pan.
Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes.