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- Chocolate Strawberry Pound Cake
- 1 cup strawberry preserves, divided (we used our homemade Strawberry, Blueberry, Mango Jam)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (we used Earth Balance dairy-free butter alternative)
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs almond milk
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar (optional - give a touch of tang like buttermilk or sour cream to the recipe)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- fresh strawberries
- powdered sugar
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