GIANT DOUBLE CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Step 1 Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour or use pan spray with flour to prepare pan. Step 2 In small bowl, dissolve instant coffee in water; stir in cocoa powder and mix well. Set aside to cool. Step 3 Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside. Step 4 In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla; mix well. Step 5 Combine cocoa mixture and sour cream. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating after each addition until smooth. Step 6 Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon 2 1/2 cups batter into top of cupcake pan; spoon 3 1/2 cups batter into bottom of pan. You may have a little leftover, make into mini cupcakes. Step 7 Bake 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Step 8 Turn cake onto wire rack to cool completely. To assemble cupcake ice top of cake's bottom half. Place top half of cake atop iced bottom half. Decorate as desired.