Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake

Name: Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake
Yield: One loaf cake, about 10 slices
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup (2 ounces) lightly toasted pecan halves; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, cut into chunks; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ cup light corn syrup; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; ½ cup sour cream; 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely cut; 1 cup sugar; ¾ cup sugar; ¼ cup water

Preparation info

One
loaf cake, about 10 slices

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

This chocolate classic has a deep chocolate flavor and a real pound cake texture.

Ingredients

3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, cut into chunks
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
¼

Method

Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
Place the chocolate in a small heatproof bowl over hot, but not simmering, water. Stir occasionally as the chocolate melts; cool.
In another bowl, stir the flour, baking p