Moroccan Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup oleo
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 3/4 cup nuts, chopped, unsalted, mixed
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 cream margarine and sugar until light.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
• 4 add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk, beating until smooth.
• 5 add vanilla, raisins and nuts. pour 3/4 of batter into a 10-inch tube pan lined on bottom with waxed paper.
• 6 mix remaining batter with cocoa and cinnamon and spoon onto batter in pan. run a knife through batter to marbleize.
• 7 bake at 350° about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 8 let stand in pan 5 minutes, then turn out on rack; peel off paper. cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.