Chocolate sour cream pound cake
You won't believe how delicious this chocolate sour cream pound cake is! It's a simple recipe that makes a moist and rich cake with a heavenly chocolate taste.
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 319kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 stick butter
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- a pinch salt
For the chocolate ganache frosting
- ½ cup dark chocolate
- ¾ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Prepare a cake tin and preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Put the softened butter in a mixing bowl and stir briefly to loosen it.
- Add the sugar and mix for a few minutes until the butter is creamy and light in color.
- One at a time, add the eggs, and once the eggs are incorporated, mix in the milk, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Add the flour, salt, baking powder, and cocoa powder into the mixing bowl and mix until everything is blended.
- Pour the cake batter into the greased cake tin and bake the chocolate cake in the center of the oven for 50-60 minutes.
- Check if the cake is done by pricking it with a skewer and let the cake cool completely before spreading the ganache on top.
The chocolate ganache
- Chop the chocolate into small pieces and put them together with the whipping cream in a heatproof bowl.
- Place the bowl on a pan with a small layer of boiling water and stir until everything has melted and you have an even mass. Make sure the water does not touch the bowl!
- Let the ganache cool completely and spread it over the cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 319kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2mg