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Classic Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it’s own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It’s a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it’s firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it's own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It's a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it's firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

Video – Classic Chocolate Pound Cake.

Classic Pound always to the rescue

Both my Classic Vanilla or Chocolate pound cake are a go to in so many ways.

  • If you ever feel like eating a chocolate cake without any frosting added to it, this is it! It doesn’t need much dressing up. Perfect tea time snack.
  • Have a guest coming over? and need a little treat…. dress it up with a little quick chocolate ganache frosting.
  • Need a big cake? This works great not matter how many times you multiply!! Yup..
  • Need a firm, moist and less crumby recipe for a novelty cake – this is it!!
 Having said that, frost it with heavy whipped cream and strawberries or even cherries… it’s absolutely haven.
This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it's own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It's a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it's firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

Classic Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

See how soft that crumb is?

This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it's own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It's a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it's firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

Classic Chocolate Pound Cake

Recipe – Classic Pound Cake

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Ingredients

  • Unsalted Butter – 170 grams (1 1/2 sticks)
  • Sugar – 200 grams (1 cup)
  • All Purpose Flour – 170 grams (1 1/2 cups)
  • Cocoa Powder – 60 grams (1/2 cup)
  • Large eggs – 3 nos – separated
  • Baking Powder – 1 tsp
  • Salt – 1/2 tps
  • Cream of tartar – 1/8 tsp
  • Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
  • Milk – 180 ml ( 3/4 cup)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 160 C / 320 F
  • Line baking pan with grease proof paper or parchment paper
  • Whip eggs with pinch salt and cream of tartar – set aside
  • Add baking powder, Cocoa and salt to flour – mix or sift
  • Cream Butter and Sugar
  • Add yolks and vanilla
  • Followed by flour and milk
  • Fold in the whipped egg whites
  • Pour into prepare baking dish
  • Bake for 50 to 60 mins until skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

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This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it's own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It's a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it's firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

Classic Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

Remember I said you can make a quick Chocolate Frosting?

Very simple.

  • Just place 100 gram chocolate , 3 tbsp fresh cream and 1 tbsp butter in a microwave safe bowl.
  • Melt 30 sec at a time until smooth.
  • Spread over the cake.
  • Enjoy!
This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it's own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It's a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it's firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

Classic Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe with Frosting

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This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it’s own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It’s a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it’s firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

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Classic Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

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Yield 10 servings

This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it’s own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It’s a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it’s firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

Ingredients

  • Unsalted Butter - 170 grams (1 1/2 sticks)
  • Sugar - 200 grams (1 cup)
  • All Purpose Flour - 170 grams (1 1/2 cups)
  • Cocoa Powder - 60 grams (1/2 cup) 
  • Large eggs - 3 nos - separated
  • Baking Powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt - 1/2 tps
  • Cream of tartar - 1/8 tsp
  • Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
  • Milk - 180 ml ( 3/4 cup)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 160 C / 320 F
  • Line baking pan with grease proof paper or parchment paper
  • Whip eggs with pinch salt and cream of tartar - set aside
  • Add baking powder, Cocoa and salt to flour - mix or sift
  • Cream Butter and Sugar
  • Add yolks and vanilla
  • Followed by flour and milk
  • Fold in the whipped egg whites
  • Pour into prepare baking dish
  • Bake for 50 to 60 mins until skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

Courses Dessert

Cuisine American

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 95 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 307

% Daily Value

Total Fat 16.6 g

26%

Saturated Fat 9.9 g

50%

Unsaturated Fat 6.1 g

Trans Fat 0.6 g

Cholesterol 94 mg

31%

Sodium 150 mg

6%

Total Carbohydrates 37.7 g

13%

Dietary Fiber 2.7 g

11%

Sugars 21.2 g

Protein 5.6 g

11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it's own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It's a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it's firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

Classic Vanilla and Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

This chocolate pound cake is not just delicious but very versatile. You can eat it on it's own for a tea time snack, dress it with frosting when entertaining guest. It's a perfect base for your novelty cakes as it's firm yet soft and moist with a soft crumb.

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Comments

  2. Hi Veena,
    Am looking for a chocolate cake recipe that can be covered with marzipan and fondant. Which of your chocolate cake recipes can i use. Also can sugar syrup be used in the recipe you suggest.
    Thanks
    Linda

    Reply

  3. Hello Veena, please can this cake be made without cream of tartar? If no what can I use as a substitute in case I don’t get cream of tartar?

    Reply

  4. Hi Mam,
    Just wanted to know how much ganache would be required for a 4 kg two tier cake.
    Also,how far in advance can we make it and store.
    Regards
    Arushi(India)

    Reply

    • Arushi – I’m sorry I have not clue about cakes and their weights. I do my cakes by servings not weights. So an 8 inch cake would serve 24. As for Ganache. I think this batch will be good to fill and ice an 8 inch round cake.

      Reply

  5. Hi veena in the chocolate pound cake it says 1200 gms sugar ..is that the amount of sugar or a typo. Pls let me know .
    Thanks

    Reply

  6. Hi I bought the calculated version for this but it said transaction successful then when I clicked on it it said failed. It’s a great recipe xx

    Reply

  9. Hi Veena!

    I have tried this on a 2 9 inch pan because I don’t have an 8 and it was perfect. Would you mind helping me downsize this to a 2 6 inch pan?

    Thanks in advance 🙂

    Reply

  12. Hi Rochelle,
    Nice to see you on my blog.
    These mini pans I just spray them lightly with my Pam spray. I believe you do not need to grease and flour them but I'm a creature of habit so I do it.
    This recipe is very versatile. I use the 27% sour cream. It doesn't matter if you use the 15 or 9%.
    I usually use whole milk but you could use skimmed milk too.
    These

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  13. Shalom Veena!
    I have several questions:
    Do the pans get greased? and floured?
    In Israel one can get 9%, 15% or 27% fat sour cream. Which do you use? Also do you use whole milk in this recipe?
    How long do you bake the cakes of different sizes?
    Thanks!

    Reply

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