Rich, dense, and perfectly chocolatey 🍫🍰 — here’s a classic Chocolate Pound Cake recipe.
🍫 Chocolate Pound Cake
🧾 Ingredients (Serves 8–10)
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups (350 g) granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (50 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk or buttermilk
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan (or bundt pan).
- Cream butter & sugar
Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (3–4 minutes). - Add eggs
Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in vanilla. - Mix dry ingredients
In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. - Combine
Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture in batches, alternating with milk. Mix until just combined — don’t overmix. - Bake
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 60–75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. - Cool
Let cool in pan 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
🌟 Optional Chocolate Glaze
Mix:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
Drizzle over cooled cake.
💡 Tips
- Use room temperature ingredients for best texture.
- Add ½ cup chocolate chips for extra richness.
- Serve with whipped cream, berries, or vanilla ice cream.
If you’d like, I can also give you a super moist sour cream version or a fudgy bakery-style version with deeper chocolate flavor.
