Deep Chocolate Pound Cake
A rich and decadent chocolate pound cake made with cocoa powder, honey, and chocolate chips for an intensely chocolatey flavor. This moist cake combines the richness of sour cream with a perfect butter-based crumb.
Ingredients
- •2¼ cups all purpose flour
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •¾ teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- •¼ teaspoon baking soda
- •½ cup sour cream
- •½ cup whole milk
- •¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- •¼ cup honey
- •2 tablespoons boiling water
- •¾ cup sugar
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •2 whole large eggs
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •½ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Butter and flour 9x5x3-inch loaf pan, tapping out any excess flour.
5 min
- 2.
Whisk flour, baking powder, coarse salt, and baking soda in medium bowl. Whisk sour cream and milk in small bowl.
5 min
- 3.
Sift cocoa powder into another small bowl. Whisk in honey and 2 tablespoons boiling water until smooth. Cool completely.
10 min
- 4.
Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in another medium bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in vanilla. Add cocoa mixture; stir until smooth, occasionally scraping down bowl. Beat in flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture in 2 additions each until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
10 min
- 5.
Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 8 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool.
68 min
