My mom’s recipe collection came from cookbooks, friends, magazines and newspapers. The loose recipes were tucked away in files, baskets in the kitchen, and cookbooks. I can be a recipe snob and sometimes overlook the recipes printed as part of an advertisement. Thank goodness my mom did not share this snobbery, because then I never would have known about this cake.

This Mini Morsel Pound Cake was a favorite growing up. It usually made an appearance at family parties and sometimes as a special treat during a normal week. No matter when my mom made it, my brothers, sisters and I were always glad to see it.

*Makes 16 to 20 servings

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon sale

2 cups sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

3 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 eggs

¾ cup milk

One 12-oz package (2 cups) Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate mini morsels

Confectioners’ sugar (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325ºF.

Grease and flour 10-in fluted pan (Bundt cake pan)

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.

In large mixing bowl, beat sugar, butter and vanilla extract until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture, alternately with milk. Stir in Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate mini morsels.

Bake 70 to 80 minutes or until skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.