CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN POUND CAKE
Chocolate Pumpkin Pound Cake-rich dark chocolate, moist cake with just a subtle hint of pumpkin flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree (almost 2 cups)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
for ganache
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup cream
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with mixer on medium speed. Add brown sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add in pumpkin puree and mix again. Mixture will be soupy.
- Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Slowly add flour mixture to butter/pumpkin mixture, with mixer on low speed, until completely combined.
- Pour batter into 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40-45 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center, comes out clean. Let cakes rest in pans for 30 minutes, then turn out onto racks to cool completely.
- Place chocolate chips and cream in a microwave safe dish. Heat on high for 1 minute in microwave then let rest for 2 minutes before stirring until completely smooth and all chocolate is melted. For easy drizzling, Place ganache in a plastic freezer bag, then cut a small hole in one corner of bag, Squeeze chocolate to drizzle over cakes as desired.
Notes
you can bake these cakes in either 8 x 4 inch loaf pans or 8.5 x 4.5 loaf pans
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