Cakes and Frostings

Bittersweet Chocolate Pound Cake

  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups Water, boiling
  • 4 bars (8 oz) Unsweetened baking chocolate, divided
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 3 Eggs
  • 3 tablespoons Butter or margarine
  • 1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons Water
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla

    • In small bowl, combine flour, soda and baking powder. Combine boiling water and3 bars (6 oz) of baking chocolate, stiruntil smooth. Beat sugar, 1 cup butter and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs, beaton high speed for 5 minutes. Beat in flour mixture alternately with chocolate mixture. Pour into a well greased 10 inchbundt pan. Bake 325 for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 30 minutes, invert on to a platter. Cool completely.

    GLAZE

    In small saucepan melt 3 tbs butter and remaining chocolate over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat, stir in powdered sugar alternately with water until desired consistancy, stir in vanilla. Drizzle over cake.

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Lana Luckert of Martin, South Dakota. 

    Visit http://www.frommykitchen.net and get your copy of From My Kitchen: Internet-ready recipe software.  Your kitchen will never be the same!