Chocolate Pound Cake

Name: Chocolate Pound Cake
Ingredients: 8 milk chocolate bars (1.55 ounces each); 2 tablespoons water; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups cake flour, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional; Confectioners' sugar, optional

12 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

8 milk chocolate bars (1.55 ounces each)
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325&deg. In a saucepan, melt chocolate with water over low heat. Mixture will begin to harden.
2

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and chocolate mixture. Combine the flour, salt and soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in nuts if desired.
3

Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan or fluted tube pan. Bake for 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.