Richest Ever Chocolate Pound Cake
Description
The chocolate cake you'll get from this pound cake recipe with buttermilk and chocolate is dense, dark, and delicious.
Ingredients
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4 eggs
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1 cup butter, softened
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2 cups white sugar
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1/2 cup hot water
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
1
Separate the eggs and beat the egg whites until stiff, and set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. Melt the chocolate in the hot water. Beat in the egg yolks, then the melted chocolate, buttermilk, and vanilla.
2
In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat into the chocolate mixture. Stir in about 1/3 of the egg whites to lighten the batter and then fold in the rest gently but thoroughly.
3
Turn the batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 1 hour, or until the cake tests done with a toothpick. Let cool on a rack. Makes 16 servings.