This delicious chocolate pound cake combines three different types of chocolate between the cake and the glaze! Add crushed peppermint candy canes to share during the holidays, or just stick with the white chocolate glaze for any time of the year!
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Who else loves a good chocolate cake?? Especially when it's topped with a delicious white chocolate glaze??
Today's recipe is all that and SO much more!
This Dark Chocolate Pound Cake with White Chocolate Glaze is perfect for any time of the year.
Make it for dessert, snack time or even breakfast with your coffee. I never judge when it comes to cakes and coffee, even if it's 6am, we're calling it breakfast!
What's great about this cake though, is you can make it extra special for the holiday season.
Prepare as usual, but sprinkle some finely crushed candy canes or peppermint candy all over the top of the freshly drizzled white chocolate glaze.
I have so many more suggestions on how to make this cake unique and you can find those scrolling on your way to the recipe.
This cake is also convenient for smaller gatherings when you don’t want mounds of leftovers.
I hope you give this cake a try and add your own flavor twist, or just stick to the basics and enjoy every bite!
What are the ingredients in this recipe?
- Baking soda
- Vanilla extract
- Butter
- Sour cream
- heavy cream
- granulated sugar
- large eggs
- milk
- sour cream
- vanilla extract
- cake flour
- dark cocoa powder
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- kosher salt
- white chocolate chips
Scroll down to the printable recipe card for measurements and instructions!
Recipe tips:
- Be sure your oven is at 325F. An inexpensive oven thermometer is an indispensable tool for checking this.
- The cake will be done when it is fully risen and not jiggly in the center. Use a toothpick to check, if there is wet batter, keep cooking a little longer. Check frequently because the cake can go from done to dry quickly.
- Spray a standard 9x5 loaf pan and line it with a sheet of parchment paper, leaving the ends to hang long. This way you can lift the frosted cake out for cleaner cutting.
- When slicing, use a serrated knife to carefully cut through to the fudgy moist cake inside.
- Skip the peppermint candy cane garnish to serve any time of the year.
Other minty recipes you may like:
- Peppermint Ganache Brownies
- Peppermint Nutella Fudge
- Candy Cane Poke Cake
- Peppermint Cheesecake Brownie Bars
- Peppermint White Chocolate Creme Brulee
- Chocolate Candy Cane Kiss Cookies
This recipe is ready in these steps:
You can add or substitute with these ingredients:
- almond extract instead of vanilla
- dark chocolate chips instead of white
- all dark cocoa powder instead of unsweetened
- cherry chips instead of white
- top with chopped pecans
- sprinkle cake batter with semi sweet chocolate chips before baking
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Looking for more chocolate recipes? Give these a try!
- Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies
- Chocolate Custard Roll
- Dark Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
- Chocolate Cheesecake Bites
- Mexican Hot Chocolate
- Best Chocolate Cake EVER
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Chocolate Pound Cake with White Chocolate Glaze
Ingredients
- Chocolate pound cake
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- White chocolate glaze (ganache)
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 6 ounces white chocolate chips
- Crushed peppermints (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and lightly grease a loaf pan with non-stick spray and line it with parchment paper.
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl on medium-high speed for 3 to 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula, then add the first egg, mixing until completely incorporated. Add the other egg, mix.
- Whisk together the milk and sour cream in a small bowl until smooth.
- Sift together the dry ingredients into a separate bowl.
- Alternate adding the dry and wet ingredients into the mixing bowl. Mix until all is incorporated.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, and bake the cake until a skewer inserted comes out clean (approx. 60 minutes).
- Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack.
- Make the white chocolate glaze
- Take a saucepan and heat the cream over medium-low heat. Bring it to a simmer and remove from heat.
- Add the white chocolate to the warm cream and let sit for a minute. Stir the glaze until it’s glossy and smooth.
- Pour over the completely cooled chocolate pound cake.
- Sprinkle with crushed peppermints.
- Refrigerate the cake for at least 2 hours to let the glaze firm up.
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