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Friday, July 10, 2009

Double Chocolate Pound Cake

I had been on the prowl for a chocolate pound cake recipe that is made in a loaf pan and not a bundt pan. And I wanted it to be really soft, but also dense. And I wanted it to be really chocolately and taste really good after a nice, long, luxurious afternoon nap. And I wanted to it sprout legs and dance the Can-Can. Success! Bon Appetit came through for me. It is so chocolatey and wonderful and can dance the Can-Can better than any other food I know.



2 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup honey
2 Tbsp boiling water
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Set oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x5 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Whisk to combine. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream and milk. Whisk to combine.

In another small bowl, sift in cocoa powder. Whisk in honey and boiling water. Set aside to cool.

In a large bowl, combine sugar and butter and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, until combined. Beat in vanilla. Add cocoa mixture and stir until smooth. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with the sour cream mixture in 2 additions. Stir in chocolate chips.

Transfer batter into prepared loaf pan. Smooth top. Bake for about 1 hour, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Remove cake from pan and cool.

3 comments:

Barbara Bakes said...

I love a food that can dance! I'll have to give this one a try!

Ingrid_3Bs said...

Anything else? :)

Happy Friday!
~ingrid

Frieda Loves Bread said...

You can't go wrong with chocolate, let alone DOUBLE chocolate! I found your site through the Hive and look forward to reading your posts and trying the recipes!