Chocolate Pound Cake

Chocolate Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 1¾ cups granulated sugar

• 4 large eggs, room temperature

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1¾ cups all-purpose flour

• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

• ½ cup milk (or buttermilk)

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Instructions

1. Prep
   Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
   Grease and line a loaf or bundt pan.

2. Cream butter & sugar
   Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3–4 minutes).

3. Add eggs
   Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
   Mix in vanilla.

4. Dry ingredients
   Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.

5. Combine
   Add dry ingredients to batter, alternating with milk.
   Mix just until smooth—don’t overmix.

6. Bake

   • Loaf pan: 60–70 minutes

   • Bundt pan: 50–60 minutes
     Toothpick should come out with a few moist crumbs.

7. Cool
   Cool 15 minutes in pan, then turn out onto a rack.

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Optional Chocolate Glaze (Highly Recommended 😍)

• ½ cup heavy cream

• ¾ cup chocolate chips

Heat cream until steaming, pour over chocolate, wait 2 minutes, stir smooth, then drizzle.

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Pro Tips

• Extra moist: swap milk for sour cream

• Deeper flavor: add 1 tsp instant espresso powder

• Fudgier: fold in chocolate chunks

• Clean slices: chill cake 30 minutes before cutting

Want an eggless, marble, or double-chocolate ganache version? I can tweak it perfectly 🍰✨