Chocolate Pound Cake

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Total Time:
2 hr 40 min
Prep
30 min
Inactive
1 hr 0 min
Cook
1 hr 10 min
Yield:
10 to 12 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

Cake:

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 egg large yolks, at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
  • 12 ounces unsalted butter (3 sticks), room temperature
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped

Chocolate Glaze:

Directions

Equipment: 10 cup bundt pan

Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour the bundt pan.

Sift the flour, cocoa, and salt into a medium bowl. Whisk the eggs, yolks, vanilla, and espresso powder together into a bowl and set aside.

In a heavy duty mixer, beat the butter with the paddle attachment, on medium speed for 1 minute, or until smooth. Gradually pour in the sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, until the butter begins to lighten, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula and beat, on medium-high, until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes more.

Adjust the mixer's speed to its lowest setting. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture and mix until completely absorbed before adding the rest. Scrape down the sides of the mixer then beat on medium-high for 30 seconds more.

Adjust again to low speed and add half the egg mixture, mix until blended and smooth. Add the remaining egg mixture and beat until almost blended. Remove the bowl from the mixer, and fold in the chocolate by hand. Take care not to over mix the batter.

Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Cool the cake in the pan, on a rack for 10 minutes. Turn the cake out of the pan, and cool right side up on a rack. If not serving the same day, wrap in plastic wrap and store at room temperature. Glaze just before serving. Cake can be frozen for 1 month.

For the glaze: Put all the ingredients in a microwave safe bowl or glass measuring cup. Melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft, about 1 minute. Stir, and continue heat until completely melted, about 1 minute more. Remove from the microwave and whisk until fully combined, smooth and glossy. While warm, pour glaze over cooled cake and do not spread. Serve as desired.

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  • on January 16, 2013

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    I love a well made chocolate pound cake one is good but...I needed a bit more wet ingredients . The cooking time was 1 hour and 10 min and mine was almost over done in 50 minutes.
    It can be tweaked nicely but may be too much work for the outcome.

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  • on July 09, 2011

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    I found this cake fun to bake. However it is to heavy with chocolate. It was also alittle bitter. Perhaps a sweeter chocolate could be used. But most folks are not as critical about my desserts.

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  • on December 29, 2009

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    I followed the recipe exactly and the house smelled wonderful while cooking - but after the allotted time it was not cooked. I cooked for about 25 minutes longer checking it often and once it was cooked I thought it would be fantastic. Served it Christmas day and no one touched it. It was dry and therefore didn't taste as chocolaty as I expected it would.

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