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The Best Chocolate Pound Cake

The Best Chocolate Pound Cake: So Moist, It Melts in Your Mouth

The Best Chocolate Pound Cake is an easy recipe perfect for chocolate lovers, delivering a moist, dense texture that melts in your mouth.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Calories: 350
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cake
  • 1.5 cups All-Purpose Flour substitute with gluten-free flour if needed
  • 0.5 cups Dutch-Processed Cocoa Powder stick to this for the best results
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder acts as a leavening agent
  • 0.5 teaspoon Salt balances sweetness
  • 0.75 cups Buttermilk can be swapped with sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon Instant Coffee/Espresso Powder optional for flavor enhancement
  • 1 cups Unsalted Butter make sure it's softened
  • 1.5 cups Granulated Sugar adds sweetness
  • 3 large Eggs use at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract opt for pure vanilla
For the Ganache
  • 0.5 cups Heavy Cream or substitute with milk
  • 1 cups Dark/Bitter Sweet Chocolate Chips choose high-quality chocolate

Equipment

  • 9x5-inch loaf pan
  • mixing bowl
  • electric mixer
  • Whisk

Method
 

Cake Preparation
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C) and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
  3. Dissolve coffee powder in buttermilk and set aside.
  4. Cream softened butter and sugar until fluffy, then add eggs one at a time.
  5. Add the buttermilk-coffee mixture and vanilla extract to the batter.
  6. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.
  7. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
  8. Bake for 50–55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
  10. Prepare ganache by heating cream and pouring over chocolate chips; whisk until smooth.
  11. Drizzle ganache over cooled cake.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 2gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 600IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg

Notes

Use room temperature ingredients for better mixing. Sift dry ingredients to avoid lumps.

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