How to Make Cappuccino Pound Cake with Bittersweet Chocolate - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a fan of the classic Italian coffee drink, then you're going to love this Cappuccino Pound Cake with Bittersweet Chocolate. This moist and flavorful cake is infused with the rich and bold flavors of espresso and topped with a decadent layer of bittersweet chocolate glaze. Whether you're a coffee lover or just looking for a new twist on a classic pound cake, this recipe is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth and caffeine cravings.

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ cups butter, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
  • 1 ⅓ cups brown sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ tablespoons instant espresso powder
  • 1 ½ cups chopped dark chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Additional Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
  • Servings: 15
  • Yield: 1 10-inch cake

  • Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Whisk the flour and baking soda together until blended.
  • In a large bowl, mash the butter, cream cheese, white sugar and brown sugar with a spoon until the mixture is creamy and thoroughly combined. Beat in 1 egg at a time, mixing it in completely before adding the next one. Stir the vanilla extract with the instant espresso powder in a small bowl, and add it to the butter mixture. Stir in until well combined.
  • Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 1/2-cup quantities until the flour has been thoroughly incorporated. Stir in the chopped dark chocolate. Spoon the batter into the prepared cake pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Start checking for doneness after about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cake dish and allow to finish cooling. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
  • Nutrition

    543 cal.

    • Total Fat: 31g
    • Saturated Fat: 19g
    • Cholesterol: 140mg
    • Sodium: 251mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 62g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 41g
    • Protein: 7g
    • Calcium: 49mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 176mg