This chocolate pound cake recipe is a dense chocolate loaf with cocoa in the batter. It is not a chocolate layer cake or brownies.
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Chocolate Pound Cake
- Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Yield: 10 slices 1x
Description
Chocolate Pound Cake. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226g) butter
- 1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups (220g) flour
- 1/2 cup (50g) cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (180ml) milk
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Grease a loaf pan.
- Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Alternate the dry ingredients with the milk.
- Bake 65 to 75 minutes, until a skewer comes out with a few crumbs.
Notes
Cocoa makes the loaf look done early. Trust the skewer.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Cocoa
Natural or Dutch. Dutch is darker.
Milk
Keeps the crumb from drying at this long bake.
Heat
325°F so the center catches up.
Pan
A loaf. A bundt needs a few more minutes.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Glaze
A spoon of melted chocolate on the warm loaf is enough.
Storage
Wrapped, 4 days.
Freeze
Up to 2 months.
Chips
A handful folded in at the end, if you want them.