Chocolate Pound Cake Dessert
Southern

Chocolate Pound Cake

A dense chocolate pound cake with a rich chocolate glaze.

90
Total Min
75
Cook Min
12
Servings
Medium
Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 3.00 cup all-purpose flour
  • 0.50 cup cocoa powder
  • 0.50 tsp baking powder
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 1.00 cup butter
  • 3.00 cup sugar
  • 6.00 l arge eggs
  • 1.00 cup sour cream
  • 2.00 tsp vanilla
  • chocolate glaze: 1 cup chocolate chips , 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a large tube pan.

  2. 2

    Cream butter and sugar until very fluffy.

  3. 3

    Add eggs one at a time.

  4. 4

    Mix flour with cocoa, baking powder, and salt.

  5. 5

    Alternate adding flour mixture and sour cream.

  6. 6

    Stir in vanilla.

  7. 7

    Pour into pan and bake 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes.

  8. 8

    Cool in pan 15 minutes then turn out.

  9. 9

    Make glaze by heating cream and pouring over chocolate chips, stirring until smooth.

  10. 10

    Drizzle over cooled cake.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition Facts
Per Serving (12 servings)
Calories 1375
Total Fat69g
Saturated Fat30g
Cholesterol1931mg
Sodium871mg
Total Carbohydrate118g
Dietary Fiber5g
Total Sugars61g
Protein78g
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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