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August 22, 2010

Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate-Rum Ganache

Since the weather has been so amazingly cool (anyone else ready for autumn?), I decided it was time to fire up my oven and bake something chocolate and something sweet. I found a chocolate pound cake recipe on allrecipes that sounded delicious, especially with the coffee granules, so I decided to give it a try. I also pulled out my favorite chocolate ganache recipe and thought the two chocolates together would make for a delectable treat. Calling all chocoholics! This is for you.


Ingredients:

Chocolate Pound Cake

  • 1 1/2 c butter, softenend
  • 3 c white sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp instant coffee granules dissolved in 1/4 c hot water
  • 1 c milk
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • 2 c all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
Chocolate Ganache
  • 9 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 c heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp dark rum (optional but so worth it!)
Directions:

  • Make the pound cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan. Mix flour, cocoa, baking poder and salt together; set aside.
  • In a large bowl (I use my Kitchen Aid, cream together butter and sugar, until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
  • Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the dissolved coffee, milk and vinegar.
  • Pour better into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 65 to 70 minutes (mine took 70 minutes), until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 20 minutes.
  • Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Sprinkle with powdered sugar or pour ganache over (recipe follows).
  • Make the chocolate ganache: Place chocolate in a medium bowl.
  • Heat cream over medium heat in a small sauce pan. Bring it to just a boil, watching very carefully because if it boils for a few seconds, it will boil over.
  • Pour cream over chopped chocolate, whisk until smooth. Stir in rum, if desired.
  • Allow ganache to cool slightly before pouring over the cake.
  • Start at the center of the cake and move outward.
  • For a fluffy frosting or chocolate filling: Allow it to coll until thick. Then whip with a whisk until it becomes light and fluffy.

8 comments:

  1. Oh wow, that looks so decadent, naughty, and chocolatey; three of my favorite adjectives!

    I make all my chocolate recipes with a lil coffee, really brings out the chocolate flavor, though, beware when serving to children. My one year-old didn't sleep for days after I baked a Crack Chocolate cake made with a cup of coffee! Oops!

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  2. Sommer, it really does bring out the flavor! I made the mistake of having a piece of it last night and I am very sensitive to caffeine! At least it gave me the "motivation" to watch the entire 16 innings of the Phillies game last night lol

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  3. Okay, this looks like heaven. I like the little bit of coffee and rum in it. I will have to give this recipe a try.

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  4. Looks delicious! I like your blog page! Keep cooking!

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  5. Lovely!All ur recipes r well presented!

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  6. Kristin, the rum is what makes this ganache IMHO. Lani, thank you so much! I'm a regular visitor to your blog :) Prats Corner, Thanks! I visited your blog and see some recipes I'd like to try :)

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  7. everytime I see a bundt cake I think of my big fat greek wedding, where the ladies couldn't figure out why there was a hole in the cake.....yours does look delicious, especially with the extra chocolate topping!

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  8. Chef Dennis, lol! It's funny you say that because as I was writing the post, I was envisioning the mother trying to say "bundt" while shaking and pointing her fingers to her teeth to help accentuate the word. SO FUNNY!

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