Here’s a rich, moist Chocolate Pound Cake recipe — dense, buttery, and perfect with coffee or ice cream.
🍫 Classic Chocolate Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups (350g) sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (190g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (50g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup (120ml) milk (room temperature)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170°C (325°F).
Grease and line a loaf pan (9×5 inch). - Cream butter & sugar
Beat together until light and fluffy (3–5 minutes). - Add eggs
Add one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in vanilla. - Mix dry ingredients
In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. - Combine
Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture alternately with milk.
Start and end with dry ingredients. Mix just until combined. - Bake
Pour into the pan and smooth the top.
Bake 60–70 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. - Cool
Let cool in pan 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Optional Chocolate Glaze 🍫
Mix:
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp cream
Melt together and pour over cooled cake.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
- A super moist version with sour cream
- A marble pound cake
- A fudgier “bakery-style” version
- A smaller batch recipe
Just tell me what you prefer 😊
