Lightened Up Chocolate Pound Cake Recipes

7-UP CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease a bundt pan and lightly flour. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter with an electric mixer.
• Add sugar & vanilla; beat until light & fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in flour & cocoa, blending thoroughly.
• Stir in 7Up.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Spoon into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 70 minutes then check for doneness. If needed, bake another 10 minutes.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan & cool completely.

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Lightly grease a 8.5 x 4.5" (1 pound) loaf pan (or grease and line with parchment paper).
• To determine when the cake is done, insert a skewer or toothpick into the thickest part of the cake. There should be a few moist crumbs on the skewer. Let cool in pan for 20 to 30 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack. Let cool before glazing.

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan with butter.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa together. Set aside.
• With an electric mixer, cream the 1 cup butter, the shortening and the sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one a time, beating well after each addition. With the motor running, add the flour mixture and the milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Add the vanilla.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the cake; it should come out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 30 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Slice the cake and serve topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

LIGHTENED UP CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine all ingredients.
• Mix on low for one minute, then scrape sides of bowl.
• Mix on medium for two minutes or until batter is nicely blended.
• Grease a 10-inch tube pan then lightly dust with flour. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake for 58-62 minutes, or until cake springs back when pressed and begins to pull away from sides of pan.
• Cool 20 minutes, then turn cake out of pan.

BASIC CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder and cocoa. Combine milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture. Mix well. , Pour into greased 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 70-80 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a saucepan, melt chocolate with water over low heat. Mixture will begin to harden. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and the chocolate mixture. Combine the flour, salt and soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in nuts if desired. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan or fluted tube pan. Bake for 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.