Cinnamon Chocolate Pound Cake - Easy Recipes for Family Time - Seeded At The Table (2024)

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• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate baking squares , chopped
• 1 cup butter , softened
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• ½ cup chocolate syrup
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Powdered sugar

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a tube or bundt pan; set aside.

• Place the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and heat on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds until the chocolate is melted and smooth; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter on medium high speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sugar, beating for 5 to 7 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, fully mixing into the batter after each addition. Stir in the melted chocolate, chocolate syrup, and vanilla extract until incorporated.

• In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. With the mixer on low-speed, alternately add the flour then the buttermilk to the butter/sugar mixture in 3 to 4 stages, starting and ending with the flour. Blend well after each addition. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

• Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a long wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then invert the cake out from the pan onto the wire rack and allow to cool completely (about 2 hours). Once completely cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into 1-inch slices.

• Source: Adapted from a Southern Living postcard