CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE RECIPE

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 Chocolate pound cake



The name pound in pound cakes originally meant the measurements of each ingredient . Pound cakes are generally made by taking each pound of all the  ingredients. Nowadays we have many different cakes but still many of us love the old traditional way of making pound cakes . This recipe is one such , which gives dense and soft pound cake slices. Friends, do give a try and share your feedback. 





Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 3/4 cup

Cocoa powder - 1/4 cup

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Butter - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 3/4 cup

Eggs - 2

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Milk - 1/2 cup


Chocolate ganache:

Chocolate - 50 gm

Fresh cream/Whip Cream - 50 gm




Recipe:

  1. Sift all the dry ingredients ( all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt) and keep it aside .
  2. In a bowl , add 1/2 cup butter.
  3. Add 3/4 cup sugar to this and beat well .
  4. Add 2 eggs , one at a time and beat well.
  5. Add a tsp if vanilla essence .
  6. Once it’s all beaten well , gradually add the sifted flour and beat well at low speed.
  7. To adjust the consistency of batter , add 1/2 cup milk .
  8. Now line a rectangular cake mould with parchment paper or you can spread some butter and dust with flour .
  9. Pour in the cake batter and tap it twice before keeping inside the oven .
  10. Preheat the oven and bake at 180 degrees for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  11. Once the cake is done , allow it to cool down .


To prepare chocolate ganache :

  1. Take equal quantities of chocolate and whip cream.
  2. Heat the whip cream to warm and add it to the chopped chocolate:
  3. Mix well until smooth.


Now just pour the chocolate ganache over the chocolate pound cake . Cut into pieces and enjoy !




Notes :

  1. As we are adding ganache over the cake , I have added 3/4 cup sugar in this recipe . If you want more sweetness in your pound cake , you can even add upto 1 cup sugar . 
  2. I like the chocolate ganache to be little flowing , so I have taken equal quantity of both, but if you want it to be little more thick , you can add 2 parts of chocolate for 1 part of whip cream. 

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