Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe (2024)

A delicious Chocolate Pound Cake with a moist, rich, velvety texture and rich chocolate flavor. A must-make pound cake recipe for the chocolate lover!

This absolutely delicious Chocolate Pound Cake has always been my sister’s signature birthday cake.

As early as I can remember, my Grandmother Verdie would make her amazing Chocolate Pound Cake topped with her fudge icing (as shown) for my sister each year. It seriously was the highlight of my sister’s birthday.

At least for me, it was. And once you try this pound cake, you’ll know why.

How to Make Chocolate Pound Cake

This pound cake is super simple to make and oh-so worth it too! It’s delicious with or without the fudge icing, but do me a favor and try it with the icing. Oh mercy is it ever a cake to remember!

Ingredients

Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.

To make this rich, moist chocolate pound cake, you’ll need the following:

• Butter – Make sure the butter is softened to room temperature so that it incorporates well into the cake batter.
• Cream Cheese – I use full-fat cream cheese in this recipe to ensure the cake’s rich, moist, velvety texture. Like the butter, the cream cheese should be softened to room temperature.
• Sugar – I use granulated sugar in this recipe.
• Flour – I use all-purpose flour in this pound cake recipe. You can also use cake flour if your all-purpose flour is of higher protein content. If you don’t have it, here’s how to make your own cake flour.
• Cocoa Powder – unsweetened
• Eggs – The eggs should be at room temperature for better mixing into the cake batter.
• Salt – I use kosher salt.
• Vanilla extract

Step-by-Step Instructions

Start by letting butter, cream cheese, and eggs come to room temperature.

Preheat the oven to 325º F. Prepare your Bundt pan or tube pan with butter and cocoa powder, shaking out the excess, and set aside.

Using an electric mixer, cream (mix) together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Then add one egg at a time, mixing until just combined after each. Do not overmix.

Add flour and salt and mix at low speed until combined.

Add the cocoa powder and vanilla extract and mix on low speed until well combined. Do not over-mix.

Spread into prepared bundt or tube pan.

Bake until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. This is about 1 1/2 hours. You can follow my tips forhow to tell when your cake is done.

Let the cake cool for about 10 minutes in the pan. Then carefully transfer the cake onto a rack to completely cool, about 25 minutes.

After the cake is completely cool, place it on a cake plate. It is delicious as is, but I also love to serve it with Fudge Icing or a simple dusting of powdered sugar.

Serve and enjoy!

Tips for Baking the Best Chocolate Pound Cake

• Use high-quality butter such as Kerrygold, Land O Lakes, or Plugra.
• Use cocoa powder instead of flour to prepare your cake pan for chocolate cake. To prepare the cake pan, coat the pan well with softened butter. I like to use a pastry brush to make sure the pan is well coated with butter. Then sprinkle about two tablespoons of cocoa powder into the pan, making sure that the entire interior of the bundt or tube pan is well coated with the cocoa powder.
• Cream together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until it is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. This ensures the sugar is well incorporated into the butter and cream cheese. Do not overmix!
• Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then turn the cake out onto the wire rack to cool completely.

Storage Tips

To store. Store the cake under a cake dome on the counter for up to 5 days.

To freeze. Cool the cake completely. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and then store in a freezer-safe zip-top bag for up to 3 months. To serve, thaw overnight and then slice and serve.

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Frequently Asked Questions

So, here’s my Chocolate Pound Cake recipe. I hope it makes it to many of your favorite celebrations.

Enjoy!
Robyn xo