Grammy's Kitchen · Pound Cake · Chocolate Pound Cake
One of 63 pound cake recipes we measured
from www.momontimeout.com
It ranks #2 of 63 for richness among the pound cake recipes we compared. 13 cooks on www.momontimeout.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 63.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 193% | 94% |
| total sugar | 167% | 167% |
| egg | 125% | 83% |
| leavener | 2% | 1% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| liquid | 252% | 34% |
| dairy | 227% | 57% |
| chocolate | 106% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 120 g | 1 cup all-purpose flour |
| 21 g | 1/4 cup Dutch process cocoa |
| 21 g | 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt (Kosher) |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons espresso powder (or instant coffee) |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons hot water |
| 227 g | 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature (2 sticks)) |
| 200 g | 1 cup granulated sugar |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs (room temperature) |
| 153 g | 2/3 cup sour cream (room temperature) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy cream (or heavy whipping cream) |
| 85 g | 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (or dark chocolate chips) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon butter |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Method: 14 steps, published by www.momontimeout.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I followed this recipe to the T. I used the 8 1/2 X 4 1/2 inch loaf pan. My precious batter went over the side and made a mess. I quickly put a sheet pan under it to catch the batter. I did not waste it though. Was delicious. I think I beat it too much! ” — a cook, 5.0★
“Made this today and loved it!! I hate coffee. can not even stand the smell of it, I had my doubts but went ahead and used the expresso powder, I could not taste it in the cake at all when baked. Big win for me!!! Doubled the recipe for a Bundt cake and it tur” — a cook, 5.0★