Chocolate Intrigue Cake: The delicious Bake-Off winning chocolate syrup pound cake recipe from 1962 - Click Americana (2024)

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cup sugar
• 1/3 pound butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup Hershey's chocolate syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon mint extract (optional, or another extract)

Instructions

1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Cream sugar and butter.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add milk mixed with vanilla alternately with flour mixture; cream well.
5. Put 2/3 of the batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
6. Add to remaining batter: 3/4 cup (1/2 can) Hershey chocolate syrup, baking soda and mint extract.
7. Spoon over batter. (Do not mix.)
8. Bake in a preheated 350 (F) oven for 55-70 minutes. (Some suggest baking for 45 minutes, then putting a sheet of foil on top of the pan and baking 20-25 minutes more.)
9. Cool completely in pan -- do not invert. Serve plain or with a dusting of confectioners' sugar.

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Click Americana offers approximate nutrition information as a general reference only, and we make no warranties regarding its accuracy. Please make any necessary calculations based on the actual ingredients used in your recipe, and consult with a qualified healthcare professional if you have dietary concerns.

Ingredients

• 1/4 pound butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1-1/2 cups large can chocolate syrup
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Stir in milk and syrup alternately with dry ingredients, which have been sifted together.
3. Pour into two 9-inch greased and floured cake pans.
4. Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.
5. Assemble into layers with chocolate or buttercream frosting.

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Click Americana offers approximate nutrition information as a general reference only, and we make no warranties regarding its accuracy. Please make any necessary calculations based on the actual ingredients used in your recipe, and consult with a qualified healthcare professional if you have dietary concerns.