Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Name: Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa; 2 ounces good quality chocolate, finely chopped; 1/3 cup boiling water; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 1/4 cup sugar; 5 eggs room temperature; 4 ounces finely chopped chocolate for ganache; 1/2 cup heavy cream, for ganache

13 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h

Rich chocolate pound cake with chocolate ganache

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:27:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories477.9 kcal (24%)

Total Fat30.4 g (43%)

Carbs49.2 g (19%)

Sugars33.7 g (37%)

Protein6.6 g (13%)

Sodium158.9 mg (8%)

Fiber3.4 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

1 cupall purpose flour

½ teaspoonsalt

¾ cupunsweetened cocoa

2 ounceschocolate

good quality, finely chopped

⅓ cupwater

boiling

1 cupunsalted butter

1 ¼ cupsugar

5eggs

room temperature

4 ounceschocolate

finely chopped, for ganache

½ cupheavy cream

for ganache

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Step 2

Combine flour and salt and set aside

Step 3

Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy

Step 4

Spray 9 x 5 loaf pan or small bundt pan with baking spray

Step 5

Chop chocolate in small pieces

Step 6

Boil water and pour over chocolate and stir till melted

Step 7

Stir in cocoa and let cool.

Step 8

Add cocoa mixture to butter, beat till combined

Step 9

Add eggs, one of a time and mix well after each

Step 10

Stir in flour a little at the time and mix till just combined.

Step 11

Pour into pan and bake for 60 to 70 minutes.

Step 12

Let cool completely

Step 13

Make ganache. Heat cream to simmer and pour over chocolate and mix till all chocolate is melted. Set aside and let thicken. Spread over cake when cake is cooled.