Super Rich Chocolate Pound Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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10-12
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 3⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Dutch processed)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
directions
- Preheat oven to 325*F.
- Grease and flour a 10" fluted tube pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In another large bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Blend in the vanilla.
- In 3 additions each, beat in the flour mixture and sour cream just until combined.
- Do not overmix.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until the center tests done.
- Cool 10 minutes in pan; invert onto a wire rack and cool completely.
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Reviews
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WOW! Talk about yummy! So dense and chocolatey tasting! I had to use yogurt instead of sour cream because I ran out and I added a whole cup of cocoa powder instead of 3/4 cup because I like a very rich chocolate taste. I also added about 1/2 a cup of mini chocolate chips. The batter was very thick but I just spread it around the pan and didn't have any problem with it at all. This was by far the best chocolate pound cake I have ever tasted. I'll never make any other recipe! Thanks so much for posting, I'll make this again and again! (by the way, the batter was SOOOOO good! It almost tasted like chocolate mousse, I could've eaten the whole bowl!)
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I am very impressed with this cake, as it is simply delicious. I made it to specs and received rave reviews. I like that it had less sugar than the Paula Dean Sour Cream Pound Cake and less butter and eggs than my mom's old standby Cream Cheese Pound Cake. Taste was not sacrificed, either. A great recipe. Be certain to try it!
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WOW! Talk about yummy! So dense and chocolatey tasting! I had to use yogurt instead of sour cream because I ran out and I added a whole cup of cocoa powder instead of 3/4 cup because I like a very rich chocolate taste. I also added about 1/2 a cup of mini chocolate chips. The batter was very thick but I just spread it around the pan and didn't have any problem with it at all. This was by far the best chocolate pound cake I have ever tasted. I'll never make any other recipe! Thanks so much for posting, I'll make this again and again! (by the way, the batter was SOOOOO good! It almost tasted like chocolate mousse, I could've eaten the whole bowl!)
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JamesDeansGirl
Rockaway, NJ