Bittersweet chocolate pound cake

 
                      Bittersweet Chocolate Pound Cake
 
 Recipe By     : Sam Waring 
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
                         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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