DARK CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Dark Chocolate Pound Cake image

Moist, Dense and chocolaty to the extreme! Indulge in a piece ot this decadent cake for dessert with fresh fruit or as a snack with a café latté...

Provided by Chef mariajane

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 12-16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup milk
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup plain yogurt (not fat-free)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs, at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
icing sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F Butter a 10-inch Bundt pan or two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
  • In a bowl, gradually whisk milk into cocoa powder to make a smooth paste; whisk in yogurt and set aside. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, using an elecric mixer, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour mixture, alternately with milk mixture, making 3 additions of flour and 2 additions of milk. Fold in chocolate chips.
  • Spread into prepared pan, smoothing top. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Let cool in pan on a rack for 15 mintues. Invert onto rack, remove pan and let cool completely. Serve dusted with icing sugar.

There are no comments yet!