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german chocolate pound cake - sallye

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
sallye bates
@grandedame
Austin, TX

This is an old recipe from my mother's treasure trove. It is a wonderfully simple and delicious cake. As you know, if you follow any of my recipes, my mother was a very traditional cook, so some of the directions are of the old school. I have modernized somewhat, but still like to use her instructions for the sake of authenticity. Feel free to upgrade to suit your methods of mixing and baking.

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(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For german chocolate pound cake - sallye

  • 1 bar
    (4 oz) baker's german chocolate
  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 4 lg
    eggs
  • 2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt

How To Make german chocolate pound cake - sallye

  • 1
    Sift flour, baking soda and salt together and set aside. Grease and flour tube or bundt pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 300º
  • 2
    Place chocolate in microwave safe bowl and heat for 10-15 seconds (just until partially melted). Set aside.
  • 3
    Place softened butter in large mixing bowl and beat at medium speed until fluffy. Continue beating while you add the sugar gradually.
  • 4
    Add eggs one at a time while you continue beating. Add the vanilla extract and mix well.
  • 5
    Continue beating as you add flour mixture and buttermilk gradually, beginning with flour and ending with flour.
  • 6
    WHEW - ARE YOUR ARMS GETTING TIRED YET? YOU'RE ALMOST DONE ♥♥♥
  • 7
    When flour and buttermilk have been well blended into butter mixture, turn beater down to low and gradually blend in chocolate.
  • 8
    Transfer to pan and bake at 300º for about 1-1/2 hours (until toothpick stuck in densest part of cake comes out clean). Let rest in pan for about 5 minutes, then turn out onto serving dish. #1 Option - want to coat with a glaze, an easy one follows. #2 Option - if you want to serve "as is" with just ice cream, cover and let it cool completely before cutting.
  • 9
    Easy glaze: 1/4 cup lemon or orange juice 1-1/2 cup sugar Place in saucepan and heat over low temperature just until sugar is dissolved and mixture is well blended. Pour over warm cake.
  • 10
    If you really want to be decadent, use my praline icing recipe.... https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/fresh-apple-cake-with-praline-icing.html?p=3
  • 11
    Another good icing for this cake is https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/dessert-chocolate/chocolate-mocha-frosting-sallye.html?p=3
  • 12
    One more icing recipe you might like: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/coconut-pecan-frosting-sallye.html?r=1
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