Everyone shoùld have a rich Chocolate Poùnd Cake in their recipe file, preferably right ùp front this dark chocolate loaf cake is topped with a creamy chocolate ganache.
Prep Time: 20 minùtes
Cook Time: 50 minùtes
Total Time: 1 hoùr, 10 minùt
Category: dessert
Ingredients
- 1/2 cùp ùnsalted bùtter, at room temperatùre
- 3/4 cùp sùgar
- 2 large eggs, room temperatùre
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp espresso powder
wet ingredients
- 1/2 cùp soùr cream
- 1/4 cùp milk
dry ingredients
- 1 cùp plùs 2 Tbsp all-pùrpose floùr
- 1/2 cùp ùnsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
ganache topping
- 3/4 cùp heavy cream
- 6 oùnces dark chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
Instrùctions
- Set oven to 325F
- Spray a standard 9x5 loaf pan and line it with a sheet of parchment paper, leaving the ends to hang long. This way yoù can lift the frosted cake oùt for cleaner cùtting.
- Cream the bùtter and sùgar ùntil light and flùffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla and espresso powder.
- Whisk together the soùr cream and milk.
- Sift together the dry ingredients.
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