Mile High Bourbon Chocolate Pound Cake recipe
Now this one’s for the true chocolate lovers! Rich, bold, and decadent, this Mile High Bourbon Chocolate Pound Cake is the kind of dessert that turns heads the moment it hits the table.
Servings: 20 people
Ingredients
- Pound Cake Ingredients:
- 4 c All Purpose Flour
- 4 c Granulated Sugar
- 2 c Unsalted Butter - room temperature
- 10 Large Eggs - room temperature
- 1 c Dutch Processed Cocoa
- 1 c Buttermilk - room temperature
- ¼ c Bourbon
- 4 tsps Vanilla Flavor
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- Pound Cake Glaze Ingredients:
- ¾ c Butter (1 ½ sticks) - room temperature
- ⅓ c Water
- 1 ½ c Granulated Sugar
- ¼ c Bourbon
Instructions
- Pound Cake Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Combine the baking soda and cocoa with the flour and sit it to the side. Also, combine the bourbon with the buttermilk and sit it to the side.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, mix the butter and then slowly add in the sugar. Mix on low to medium speed until light and fluffy (approximately 5 minutes).
- Mix in the vanilla flavor.
- Add the eggs to the bowl one at a time, mixing until combined after each addition.
- Mix in the flour 1 c at a time, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour.
- Spray a 18-cup bundt pan with baking spray. Pour the batter into the pan and spread it evenly.
- Bake the pound cake for 1 hour and 30 minutes. (Bake longer if needed). 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. (You may also choose to add glaze to the pound cake at this point). Begin to prepare your glaze while the cake is cooking.
- Pound Cake Glaze Instructions:
- In a large saucepan, add the butter and melt.
- Add the sugar to the pan and stir until combined.
- Add the water to the pan mixing well. Continue to stir frequently until a sugary syrup is formed. Do not allow it to boil.
- Once a sugary syrup is formed, remove it from the heat. Then add the bourbon into the pan mixing well.
- Remove the cake from the pan and brush the desired amount of the glaze over the cake. Serve and enjoy!