Dark Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cake recipe
Moist, Dark Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cake infused with dutch processed black cocoa powder, which creates a rich almost brownie like chocolate cake.
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 686kcal
Ingredients
- For the Pound Cake:
- 3 c All Purpose Flour
- 3 c Granulated Sugar
- 1 ½ c Unsalted Butter - room temperature 3 sticks
- 5 Large Eggs - room temperature
- 1 c Buttermilk - room temperature
- ¼ c Dark chocolate Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 2 tsps Vanilla Extract
- For the Chocolate Ganache:
- 1 c Dark chocolate chips
- ¾ c Heavy Cream
Instructions
- For the Pound Cake:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt and sit to the side.
- Then, using a hand or stand mixer, beat the butter together then slowly add in the granulated sugar. Mix on medium speed until light and fluffy (approximately 5 minutes).
- Add the vanilla to the batter.
- Then add the eggs to the bowl one at a time, mixing only until combined before adding the next egg.
- Add the cocoa powder to the batter.
- Mix in the flour 1 c at a time, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour.
- Spray a 12-cup bundt pan with baking spray.
- Pour the batter into your bundt pan and spread it evenly. Bake the pound cake for about an hour and 15 to an hour and 30 minutes. The cake is done once a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 - 15 minutes before removing it from the pan. Allow it to completely cool before adding the glaze.
- For the Chocolate Ganache:
- In a microwave safe dish, heat the heavy whipping cream in the microwave for a minute and 30 seconds.
- Place the chocolate chips in a large bowl. Pour the heavy cream over the chocolate chips and allow it to sit for 3 minutes. Do not stir.
- After the 3 minutes have passed, mix the heavy cream and chocolate chips together until combined and a thick velvety ganache has formed.
- Using a silicone spatula or similar, spread the ganache over the top of your cooled cake. Top the cake with candy pearls as desired.
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Nutrition
Calories: 686kcal | Carbohydrates: 85g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 186mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 1062IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 2mg