Chocolate Pound Cake

This Chocolate Pound Cake is a good recipe to have on hand for when that craving strikes. It’s super simple to make, and you probably have everything to make it!

If I am completely honest with y’all, too many times I find myself staring into my refrigerator or pantry looking for something chocolate to eat. I’ll also admit that too many times I have resorted to eating chocolate chips because I couldn’t find anything …. tell me you’ve been there before, too?!

One of the things I love most about this Chocolate Pound Cake recipe is that I always have all of the ingredients on hand to make it. If you’ve ever found yourself looking for an easy chocolate fix, this is it! I’m going to guess that you probably have all of the ingredients to make this too – and it’s fairly simple to make!

Although we often serve this as is, sometimes, we feel fancy and serve it with ice cream or berries with fresh whipped cream. 

If you would like, you can also sprinkle a few chocolate chips over the top before baking. 

 

Chocolate Pound Cake

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Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 55 mins Yields 12 servings     adjust servings

This Chocolate Pound Cake is a good recipe to have on hand for when that craving strikes. It's super simple to make, and you probably have everything to make it!

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 cup (4 tbsp.) butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
4. In a separate medium mixing bowl, combine the sour cream and buttermilk.
5. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Beat to combine. Add the sour cream mixture. Mix well. Add the remaining flour mixture and mix well.
6. Spread mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven to a cooling rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Remove from the pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

by Jamie Sherman

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per Serving	As Served
Calories 173kcal Calories from fat 51
% Daily Value
Total Fat 6g	9%
Saturated Fat 3g	15%
Transfat 0g
Cholesterol 27mg	9%
Sodium 79mg	3%
Carbohydrate 29g	10%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Sugars 18g
Protein 3g

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

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g

All images and text ©Jamie Sherman for © Love Bakes Good Cakes. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to republish this recipe, please re-write the recipe in your own words, or link back to this post for the recipe.

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