Deep Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake

This Deep Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake is so creamy and delicious. The delicious taste of this chocolate cake comes from three glazings with sugar syrup. The glaze keeps the cake moist, and the extra sweetness complements the chocolate. You need 35 minutes active time, 1 hour 55 minutes total time to make this cake. This Deep Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake recipe makes one 10-inch cake.





Ingredients:
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate cut into 1/4 inch pieces
For the Cake:
- 2 1/4 cups self-rising cake flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
For the Glaze:
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup sugar

Directions:
For the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Lightly butter a 10-inch loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment or wax paper; butter the paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa and baking soda.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter with 1 1/2 cups of the sugar at medium speed until blended. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. -- Add the vanilla. On low speed, alternately beat in the sour cream and the dry ingredients in 3 batches. Add the chocolate pieces and beat just until combined. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached. Let the cake cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then unmold and let cool right side up.

For the glaze:
- In a small saucepan, combine the 1 cup of sugar with the water and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Brush a thin layer of the glaze over the cake and let set. Brush the cake with the glaze 2 more times, allowing it to dry between glazings.
- Cut the cake into 3/4-inch-thick slices and serve with the Decadent Soft Chocolate Cream and whipped cream.

Note:
Other necessary recipes: Decadent Soft Chocolate Cream (foftly whipped cream, for serving)