JAN'S DARK CHOCOLATE SWIRL POUND CAKE

Jan's Dark Chocolate Swirl Pound Cake image

Pretty marbled pound cake with rich, dark chocolate. Simple to make in no time at all! This is a great cake for making a day ahead or freezing.

Provided by What's for dinner, mom?

Categories Desserts Cakes Pound Cake Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ½ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
3 cups white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons almond extract
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 large eggs, at room temperature
3 cups cake flour
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until well combined. Add sugar and beat until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix almond extract, vanilla extract, salt, and baking powder into creamed mixture; beat in 2 eggs. Add 1 cup flour and mix well. Add 2 eggs and mix well. Add 1 cup flour and mix well. Add last 2 eggs and mix well. Add remaining 1 cup flour and mix until batter is smooth.
Remove 2 cups batter and place in a separate bowl; stir in cocoa powder. Pour 1/2 of the plain batter into the prepared pan; add 1/2 of the chocolate batter and swirl with a knife. Repeat with remaining plain batter and chocolate batter, swirling gently.
Place pan in the middle rack of the preheated oven; bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 90 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 636 calories, Carbohydrate 80.1 g, Cholesterol 174.5 mg, Fat 32.6 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 8.2 g, SaturatedFat 19.7 g, Sodium 329 mg, Sugar 50.4 g