Chocolate Pound Cake

A dense chocolate cake made in a Bundt pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar and shredded lemon or orange peel.

Recipe is submitted in Allrecipes by Shelly



Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
3 cups white sugar
5 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp instant coffee granules dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetenen cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Method:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F(165 degrees c). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the dissolved coffee and buttermilk. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 60 - 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Notes

before taking bundt cake out of oven, i microwaved a damp cloth for 1 min on high and then remove cake from oven and puts it on top of hot cloth. let it sit for 3 - 5 mins, then the cake will come off the bundt pan easier.

Serves

16 servings