Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe with Egg, How to make Pound Cake Loaf

Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe – Delicious, fragrant and fluffy chocolate pound cake recipe with instructions and steps. A must try recipe if you want to surprise your loved ones.

Who can resist a dark brown chocolate cake which will full of flavors. Mouthwatering treat that is just irresistible. This chocolate pound cake recipe is very easy and a must try even if you are getting started with baking recipes. Previously I have shared eggless chocolate recipe baked in pressure cooker. However this recipe is cake recipe with egg. I have used a couple of eggs for baking. If you are pure vegetarian then don’t worry. Soon I will try to share eggless chocolate pound cake recipe.

I have divided this recipe of chocolate pound cake in two major sections. First we prepare the cocoa powder mixture which we divide into 1/3 and 2/3 part. The 1/3rd part is used along with semi sweet chocolate slab to prepare chocolate glaze that we spread on top of our pound cake. Rest of the mixture is combined with plain flour to prepare cake mix.

Lets check the step by step recipe of Chocolate Pound Cake.

Chocolate pound cake recipe with step by step pictures

To make this yummy chocolate pound cake recipe we will need egg, sugar, cocoa powder, butter, all purpose flour (maida), baking powder, salt, semi sweet chocolate and milk. Check the recipe box at end of this post to know exact quantities of ingredients.

Heat the cubes of butter in a sauce pan and let the butter melt. Melt the butter on low flame or else butter will burn.

Once the butter melts completely, add sugar, cocoa powder and milk and give a stir. Cook the mixture till one boil and then turn off the flame.

To make the chocolate glaze for pound cake

In another bowl take the semi sweet chocolate and then pour 1/3 of the mixture on top of the chocolate as shown in the picture. As the cocoa and butter mixture is hot it will melt the chocolate. Keep the melted chocolate aside.

To make the Cake batter for chocolate pound cake

In a clean bowl, take the egg white and beat it with electric blender until it become foamy and forms stiff peaks as shown below.

Add the egg yolk to the cocoa mixture. This is optional and you can skip if you want.

Add plain flour (maida) to the cocoa mixture and combine everything well.

Then add salt and baking powder to the cocoa syrup and again combine.

Now Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the mixture and mix well with the help of a spatula. Our cake batter is ready to bake now.

I have lined the baking tin with parchment paper so that the cake come out easily. Pour in the prepared cake chocolate batter.

As in the below pic you can see that the cake batter is filled and ready to go inside the oven.

To bake the chocolate pound cake

Pre heat the oven for about 5 minutes at 180 degree C. Once done, place the cake tin carefully in oven and bake for about 30-35 minutes at 180 degree C. Once baked, turn off the oven and check the cake with a toothpick. If the cake pass toothpick test (if it come out clean) its done.

And… Our chocolate pound cake is ready 🙂

To glaze the cake

Remove the cake from baking tin and place it on cooling rack. Pour the chocolate glaze on the top as shown in the picture below.

Add some nuts of your choice to decorator you yummy chocolate pound cake. Let the cake cool down completely and the serve.