Chocolate Pound Cake

By Mary Susan5.0 (3)

The best chocolate pound cake you will ever eat. You can’t get better than this dense and chocolatey cake recipe that was handed down from my great grandmother.

Story behind the Recipe

Our family loves pound cake. If you haven’t already tried my Lemon Glazed pound cake, you should! I grew up having one probably once a month because my mom loves them so much.

chocolate pound cake baked in bundt cake pan topped with powdered sugar

My base recipe that I use is from my great-grandmother, Mama (pronounced Maw-Maw, hey, we’re southern). I never met her, but I hear she was quite the cook. I’ve made the original recipe and will serve it with fresh berries and cream during the Spring and Summer, but you better believe that the chocolate version has my heart.

chocolate pound cake shown from the side with powdered sugar on top

The thing is, my sister’s family and I have this one problem when it comes to pound cake. We all LOVE the crispy crust that’s technically the top, but becomes the bottom once you flip it out. You can usually find me cutting a slice of cake, and then cutting the bottom off and leaving the rest for the next person to come along. I guess that is how I justify eating cake in the middle of the day.

chocolate pound cake slice cut and being lifted out of the cake showing the inside of the cake

This particular recipe, I like to undercook it just by a few minutes. I love the small strip of fudgy-ness that shows up when you do that. In my opinion, it’s perfect. My mom knows that my husband loves any type of pound cake as well, and will usually whip one up while she is visiting to score some points.

If you don’t love the idea of using shortening, then you can definitely substitute butter in and just use all butter. It will most likely produce a more crispy texture on the outside, which is my favorite part.

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