Chocolate Pound Cake

This scrumptious chocolate pound cake is moist, tender, and stuffed with wealthy chocolate taste. It’s topped with a chic dusting of powdered sugar to complete it off and is ideal for chocolate lovers. Should you’re on the lookout for an aesthetic, but easy dessert, that is certain to be a success.

Closeup of chocolate pound cake with a bite taken out of it.

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Moist & Simple Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

Craving cake however don’t need to dive into a fancy recipe? This chocolate pound cake is the right resolution. With simply 20 minutes of prep time and a bit over an hour of baking, you’ll have your self a easy however totally scrumptious cake that’s excellent for dessert or with a morning cup of espresso.

Let me let you know a bit bit about this fast and simple home made pound cake. The batter is loaded with chocolate taste and bakes up right into a superbly moist, tender, dense dessert. I like the density of this candy deal with. It makes it so satisfying to chunk into. The cake is made in a bundt pan which supplies it a chic look together with the sunshine dusting of powdered sugar that finishes it off. Simple to make and fairly!? What are you ready for?

Closeup of a slice of chocolate pound cake on a place with a bite taken out of it.

What Is A Pound Cake?

A pound cake is a dense, moist cake that is available in a wide range of flavors and is often baked in a loaf pan or in a bundt pan (I used a bundt pan right here). Within the outdated days, a pound cake is one made with 1 pound every of flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. The artwork of baking has developed a bit and we’re not utilizing the identical 1:1:1:1 ratio however the recipe stays easy, fast, and simple, and produced a dense cake.

What’s The Distinction Between a Pound Cake and a Bundt Cake?

The time period “bundt cake” refers back to the pan the cake is cooked in. You can also make a pound cake in a bundt pan, making it a bundt cake, however you could possibly additionally make a pound cake in a loaf pan. So a pound cake continues to be a pound cake, in no matter kind. However a pound cake is kind of dense and never all bundt desserts are pound desserts. There are numerous other forms of bundt desserts on the market. Strive my Almond Amaretto Bundt Cake or this Pineapple Walnut Upside Down Bundt Cake.

Ingredients for chocolate pound cake separated into bowls and labeled.

Recipe Elements

There’s nothing too loopy on this record. Right here’s a listing of what you’ll need to make chocolate pound cake. You should definitely scroll to the recipe under for measurements.

All-purpose flour – Be at liberty to make use of your favourite 1:1 gluten-free all function flour as an alternative.
Pure unsweetened cocoa powder – You should utilize dutch processed cocoa powder as an alternative. You’ll get a stronger, barely extra bitter chocolate taste should you do and your cake make be a bit extra dense.
Baking soda – I don’t at all times use leavening in my pound desserts. It simply doesn’t want it. They’re purported to be dense. However this one does profit from a contact of baking soda so as to add a bit tenderness and only a smidge of lightness.
Salt – The salt will convey out the flavour of the cake.
Unsalted butter – The butter ought to be at room temperature. Chilly butter won’t cream correctly with the sugars.
Sugar – I recommend utilizing granulated sugar. I attempted utilizing brown sugar however I discovered that it dulled the flavour of the chocolate.
Eggs – Ensure they’re massive (not medium or additional massive) and at room temperature. They’ll combine into the batter extra simply than chilly eggs, serving to to maintain you from overmixing.
Buttermilk – Don’t attempt to use one other milk right here. The buttermilk provides additional moisture and tenderness that other forms of milk received’t. I additionally recommend beginning with room-temperature buttermilk. It should incorporate into the batter extra simply than chilly buttermilk.
Vanilla extract
Powdered sugar – For dusting the cake after it’s come out of the oven. It’s a chic contact however you’ll be able to go away it off should you’d like.

The right way to Make Chocolate Pound Cake

I like how fast and simple this pound cake is to throw collectively. Right here’s what to do. Don’t overlook to scroll to the recipe card under for extra detailed directions.

Prep. Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a 10-14 cup bundt pan.
Mix the dry elements. Whisk collectively the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
Cream collectively the butter and each sugars on medium pace till gentle and fluffy.
Add the eggs one after the other, mixing effectively after every addition.

Whisking together dry ingredients for chocolate pound cake.

Creaming together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.

Combine collectively the moist and dry elements till mixed.
End the batter. Add the buttermilk and vanilla extract and blend to mix.
Bake. Pour the batter into the ready pan and bake for 65-75 minutes.

Mixing dry ingredients into wet ingredients for chocolate pound cake.

Chocolate pound cake batter in a mixing bowl.

Cool the cake for 10 minutes earlier than transferring to a cooling rack to chill to room temperature.
Mud the cake with powdered sugar.

Ideas for The Greatest Selfmade Pound Cake

Even the best cake requires consideration to element. Listed below are a number of suggestions and tips that can show you how to obtain a superbly moist, completely scrumptious home made pound cake.

Grease the pan completely. Bundt pans have a number of creases and crevasses. Ensure to essentially get in there with that cooking spray in any other case, your cake will stick if you take it out of the pan.
Measure your flour correctly. I like to make use of a food scale or the spoon and stage methodology to get the flour measurement proper. An excessive amount of flour gives you a dry pound cake.
Room temperature elements. Chilly butter won’t cream correctly with the sugars and chilly buttermilk and/or eggs may have a tough time incorporating into the batter easily. So suppose forward and let your elements come to room temperature earlier than starting.
Don’t over combine the batter. Over mixing the batter will trigger the glutens to overdevelop, providing you with a troublesome, unpleasantly dense cake.

Serving Recommendations

I like the simplicity and the class of a dusting of powdered sugar over this home made pound cake however that’s not the one option to do it. Listed below are some enjoyable methods to serve this scrumptious deal with.

The right way to Retailer Chocolate Pound Cake

As soon as the cake has cooled fully, place it in a cake service and retailer it at room temperature for as much as 5 days. There is no such thing as a must refrigerate right here. No cake service? No downside. Wrap the entire cake or particular person slices in a double layer of plastic wrap. You may as well slice the cake and organize the slices in a single layer in an hermetic container.

A slice of chocolate pound cake on a plate with a fork.

Can I Freeze This?

You possibly can! Enable the cake to chill fully earlier than wrapping it in a double layer of plastic wrap (you’ll be able to both wrap the entire cake or particular person slices). Retailer the cake within the freezer for as much as 2 months. Alternatively, you’ll be able to slice the cake and organize the items in a single layer in an hermetic container earlier than storing it within the freezer. If you end up able to get pleasure from, permit it to thaw within the fridge, convey to room temperature and dive in.

Extra Chocolate Cake Recipes:

Are you as enthusiastic about chocolate cake as I’m? Nicely, then you definately’re in luck. This chocolate pound cake is certain to have any chocolate lover singing with delight however, simply in case, right here’s a listing of different chocolate cake recipes that I’m certain you’ll love.