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Chocolate Walnut Pound Cake
A moist, rich pound cake with walnuts and a double dose of chocolate.
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
servings
Ingredients
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Sifted cocoa
for preparing the pan
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1
cup
butter
room temperature
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1 ⅓
cups
sugar
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3
eggs
room temperature
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1 ⅔
cups
all-purpose flour
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⅓
cup
cocoa
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½
teaspoon
baking soda
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¼
teaspoon
salt
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1
cup
vanilla yogurt
room temperature
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1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
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⅔
cup
walnuts
coarsely chopped
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6
ounces
bittersweet chocolate
chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Butter a 9x5x3 loaf pan and dust with sifted cocoa.
Cream the butter.
Add the sugar gradually and continue beating for 5 minutes.
Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, soda, and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the batter alternately with the yogurt, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
Stir in the vanilla extract, nuts, and chopped chocolate.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for approximately 1 hour, 10 minutes being very careful not to overcook.
Remove the cake from the oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
Turn the cake out on a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Serving:
1
|
Calories:
449
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
48
g
|
Protein:
7
g
|
Fat:
27
g
|
Saturated Fat:
14
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
83
mg
|
Sodium:
261
mg
|
Potassium:
229
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
31
g
|
Vitamin A:
549
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
67
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg