This chocolate pound cake is so moist and delicious you won’t believe it.
Chocolate Pound Cake
Ingredients
For the cake…
- 1 ½ cups butter 3 sticks
- 2 ½ cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ coffee
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the ganache…
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup hot heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp salt
Instructions
For the cake…
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a cake pan well with baking spray. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugars. Cream with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Add eggs one at a time, ensuring that each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next.
- Add cocoa powder and combine.
- Combine the buttermilk, coffee and vanilla in a bowl.
- Add cake flour and buttermilk mixture, alternating, 1∕3 at a time.
- Beat until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in oven for approximately 55 – 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let cake rest for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
- Allow the cake to cool before pouring on the chocolate ganache.
For the ganache…
- Heat the heavy cream to just before it starts to boil.
- Pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips and let the chips begin to melt.
- Whisk the chocolate and cream together until smooth.
- Add salt and vanilla, continue whisking until desired consistency is achieved.