Deep Chocolate Pound Cake
Total Steps
11
Ingredients
17
Tools Needed
1
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- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 1/2 cup unbleached flour
- 2 tablespoons boiling water
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup caster sugar(optional)
- as needed powdered sugar
Instructions
Step 1
Position rack in the center of the oven and preheat at 350º. Butter and flour a Bundt cake pan with butter and flour, tap out the excess. Sprinkle caster sugar evenly on bottom of pan.
Step 2
Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl.
Step 3
Whisk sour cream and milk in a small bowl.
Step 4
Sift cocoa into a small bowl. Whisk in honey and 2 tablespoons boiling water until smooth. Cool completely.
Step 5
Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in another medium bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Step 6
Beat in eggs 1 at the time, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl. Beat in vanilla. Add cocoa mixture, stir until smooth, scraping down the bowl occasionally.
Step 7
Beat in flour mixture alternately with sour cream in 2 additions each until just blended.
Step 8
Stir in chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
Step 9
Transfer batter to prepared pan, smooth top.
Step 10
Bake until tester inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove cake from pan and cool.
Step 11
Sprinkle with powder sugar.