Mile High Dark Chocolate Pound Cake recipe
Dark Chocolate and Mile High Pound Cake lovers, this recipe is especially for you. This pound cake is 18 cups of rich chocolate pound cake!
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 ½ c Buttermilk - room temperature
- 1 ½ c Black Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 ½ tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- Chocolate Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 ½ c Powdered sugar
- ¼ c Milk
- 2 tbsps + 2 tsps Black Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Pound Cake Instructions:
- 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 well after each addition 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 18-cup bundt pan with non-stick spray. Pour the batter into your bundt pan and spread it evenly. Bake the pound cake for about 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 20 minutes before removing it from the pan.
- Allow the cake to completely cool before adding the glaze.
- Glaze Instructions:
- Using a hand or stand mixer, blend the powdered sugar, cocoa, milk, and vanilla until combined. Pour the glaze over your pound cake as desired. Allow the glaze to set before serving.