Bittersweet Chocolate Pound Cake

* Exported from MasterCook Mac *

Bittersweet Chocolate Pound Cake

Recipe By : Sam Waring <Sam.Waring@382-91-12.ima.infomail.com>
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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CAKE
6 oz Chocolate, unsweetened
2 c Flour
1 ts Baking soda
3/4 ts Baking powder
2 T Instant coffee
2 T Water, hot
Water, cold
2 c Sugar
1 c Butter; softened
1 ts Vanilla extract
3 Eggs
RICH CHOCOLATE GLAZE
1 oz Chocolate, unsweetened
1 c Sugar, confectioners
3 T Butter; softened
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 T Water, hot tap, to 2 T

Preheat oven to 325 F. Over hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate
bars, stirring until smooth. In small bowl combine flour, baking
soda and baking powder; set aside. In 2-cup glass measure, dissolve
instant coffee in hot water; add cold water to measure 1-1/2 cups.

In a large mixer bowl, beat sugar, butter and vanilla until creamy.
Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat at high speed 5 minutes. Stir in
melted chocolate. Add flour mixture alternately with coffee mixture.
Pour batter into greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan or angel food
cake pan.

Bake 65-70 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool in pan 30 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
Drizzle with Rich Chocolate Glaze.

Glaze: Over hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate, stirring until
smooth. In the small mixer bowl, combine melted chocolate, confec-
tioners' sugar, butter and vanilla. At low speed, gradually beat in
water until smooth. Drizzle over cake.





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