Monique's Bitter Sweet Chocolate Pound Cake with Viennese Glaze

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 10
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 644.4
  • Total Fat: 37.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 125.7 mg
  • Sodium: 324.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 78.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
  • Protein: 7.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Monique's Bitter Sweet Chocolate Pound Cake with Viennese Glaze calories by ingredient


Introduction

Very easy yet rich chocolate cake. Best made the day before serving and letting it sit. Making the glaze the day after. Very easy yet rich chocolate cake. Best made the day before serving and letting it sit. Making the glaze the day after.
Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

    Cake:

    6 oz unsweetened chocolate squares (they are usually 1 oz each)
    2 cups all purpose flour
    1 tsp baking soda
    3/4 tsp baking powder
    2 tbsp instant coffee granules
    2 tbsp hot water
    2 cups white sugar
    1 cup butter at room temperature
    1 tsp vanilla
    3 eggs

    Glaze:

    8 oz of semi-sweet chocolate
    2/3 cup of whipping cream
    3 tbsp powdered sugar (icing sugar)
    3/4 tsp vanilla

Directions

Nutritional info is for 10 servings.
Heat over to 325F.

Cake:

Grease and flour a 9" spring pan or a 9x9 pan. Spring pan preferred method.
-Melt unsweetened chocolate in the microwave.
-In a small bowl combine, flour, baking soda, baking powder. Set aside.
-In a 2 cup measure, dissolve coffee in hot water and then add enough cold water to equal 1 1/2 cups.
-In a separate large bowl beat together on medium speed the sugar, butter and vanilla until creamy. About 2 minutes.
-Beat in eggs one at a time.
-On low speed beat in melted chocolate.
-On low add the flour and coffee alternating little amounts making sure to start with the flour and ending with the flour.
-Pour in pan.
-Bake for approximately 40 minutes. Check with toothpick ensuring toothpick is dry when pulled out. If not add 2 minutes at a time till toothpick is clean.
-This cake only rises about 2". It is very rich and heavy.

Viennese Glaze:

-On very low heat in a saucepan put all ingredients except vanilla.
-Once everything is melted add vanilla.
-Allow to cool at room temperature.
-Drizzle on top of cake.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LADYSCORPIO1960.