Description
Paula Deen’s chocolate pound cake delivers rich, velvety indulgence with classic Southern charm. Dense chocolate layers promise intense flavor and smooth texture that delights dessert enthusiasts seeking comfort and elegance.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups/384 g all purpose flour
- 3 cups/600 g sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup/240 ml buttermilk
- 1 cup/227 g softened butter
- ½ cup/96 g vegetable shortening
- 5 tbsps/25 g cocoa
- 1 tbsp/15 ml vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 (10 inch) bundt pan
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 160°C / 325°F and meticulously grease a 10-inch bundt pan with butter and flour, ensuring comprehensive coverage to prevent adhesion.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl, eliminating potential lumps and creating a uniform dry mixture.
- Base Creation: Utilize an electric mixer to whip butter, vegetable shortening, and granulated sugar into a light, airy consistency, continuing until the mixture becomes pale and voluminous.
- Egg Integration: Introduce eggs sequentially, blending thoroughly after each addition to maintain a silky, homogeneous texture without curdling.
- Batter Development: Gradually combine sifted dry ingredients and buttermilk, alternating between components and concluding with the flour mixture to create a smooth, well-incorporated batter.
- Flavor Enhancement: Fold in vanilla extract, ensuring complete distribution throughout the mixture for a consistent flavor profile.
- Pan Filling and Baking: Carefully transfer batter into the prepared bundt pan, smoothing the surface and eliminating potential air pockets, then bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
- Doneness Verification and Cooling: Test cake’s readiness by inserting a toothpick into the center; if it emerges clean, remove from oven and allow to rest in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Select Quality Ingredients: Use fresh, room-temperature ingredients for maximum flavor and smooth cake texture, especially butter, eggs, and buttermilk.
- Creaming Technique Matters: Whip butter and sugar until extremely light and fluffy, which creates a tender crumb and helps cake rise evenly.
- Precise Mixing Strategy: Alternate dry ingredients and buttermilk slowly to prevent overmixing, which can make the cake dense and tough.
- Temperature Control: Allow cake to cool completely before slicing to ensure structural integrity and prevent crumbling.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 60 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 63 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg