Best 2 Deep Chocolate Pound Cake Recipes

DEEP CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven; preheat oven to 325°.
• Grease the inside of a 10-inch Bundt pan; dust the pan with flour; tap out excess flour.
• Sift together the flours, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt into a bowl; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the butter at medium speed until very creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Gradually beat in the sugar.
• Increase speed to med-high and beat until the mixture is well blended and light, about 4 minutes.
• At medium speed, beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• In a small bowl, stir the vanilla extract into the sour cream.
• If your mixer has a splatter shield attachment, add it now.
• At low speed, add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture in three additions, alternating with the sour cream mixture in two additions and mixing just until blended.
• Scrape batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake the cake for 65-75 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Invert the cake onto the rack and let cool completely.
• Recommended to glaze w/ Bittersweet Chocolate Glaze (recipe posted separately).

DEEP CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Butter and flour 9x5x3-inch loaf pan, tapping out any excess flour.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, coarse salt, and baking soda in medium bowl. Whisk sour cream and milk in small bowl.
• Sift cocoa powder into another small bowl. Whisk in honey and 2 tablespoons boiling water until smooth. Cool completely.
• Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in another medium bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in vanilla. Add cocoa mixture; stir until smooth, occasionally scraping down bowl. Beat in flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture in 2 additions each until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 8 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool.