Chocolate Fudge Pound Cake
From henrie 15 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 1
The cake may be covered and held at room temperature for several days or frozen. Freeze, uncovered, until glaze is solid, then wrap in foil. Defrost, uncovered, at room temperature. Hope you enjoy this one.
Ingredients
- 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 lb. (2 sticks) butter, room temperature shopping list
- 2 c. sugar shopping list
- 4 eggs shopping list
- 2 tsp. vanilla shopping list
- 3 tbsp. brandy or water shopping list
- 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. salt, or to taste shopping list
- 1 tsp. baking soda shopping list
- 1 1/4 c. buttermilk shopping list
- chocolate glaze, OPTIONAL: shopping list
- 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped shopping list
- 6 tbsp. (3/4 stick) butter shopping list
- 2 tsp. light corn syrup shopping list
- 1 tsp. water shopping list
How to make it
- Heavily grease a 12 cup Bundt pan; set aside. Preheat oven
- to 350 degrees.
- To make the cake, place chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water or in a microwave; stir until melted and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in chocolate, vanilla and brandy or water. In a small bowl stir together flour, salt and baking soda. With mixer on low speed, alternately add flour in fourths and buttermilk in thirds,
- beginning and ending with the flour.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in center of oven for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to rack and cool 10 minutes. Invert to remove from pan and cool 20
- minutes before frosting.
- Meanwhile make Chocolate Glaze, if desired, by melting
- chocolate and butter in a small saucepan or microwave.
- Remove from heat and stir in corn syrup and water. If too
- thin, let sit until it thickens slightly. Pour warm glaze
- over top of cake, allowing it to drop down the sides. If
- the glaze is too thick, reheat slightly. Let cake sit
- several hours before serving.
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
yes mam this is good thanks
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm chocolaty good!!!
lor
in Toronto loved it
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Yum! Can't wait to try this one! :)
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in Topeka loved it
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