Chocolate Pound Cake
Super moist Chocolate Pound Cake with a to-die-for Frosting and decorated for Christmas (which can be changed to suit any occasion)
This Chocolate Pound Cake is not only pretty, but also scrumptiously delicious. I love the stark contrast of the almost black of the cake and the white of the frosting.
You can use anything you like to sprinkle over the top of the frosting if you are not baking the Chocolate Pound Cake for Christmas.
And even if you bake for Christmas, the choice is always yours to use whatever topping you like. I happen to be totally in love with Candy Cane !
The cake is super moist and soft and the smell while baking is just to die for !
I wanted to add in some more Dark Chocolate Chips as well. But the batter was already quite rich and thick after the addition of the Pudding, so I let that idea go.
We used to have Marshmallow Fluff in our stores many years ago, but it seemed to have disappeared from the usual supermarkets and hypermarkets I go to.
Therefore, when I found some at a little shop, specializing in all kinds of sweets (and only 5 minutes from my house!), I was almost beyond myself with excitement.
For fellow South-Africans, or anyone who can not find Marshmallow Fluff, use either only the White Chocolate or melt some Marshmallows and stir into the melted Chocolate as below.
As the cake is very moist, it really does not need to be over frosted, but then as always, it is a personal choice
More Cake recipes you might like:
- Million Dollar Pound Cake
- Chocolate Orange Marble Cake
- Orange Juice Cake
- Amarula Cake
- Divine Coconut Cake
Chocolate Pound Cake
Chocolate Pound Cake
Ingredients
CAKE:
- 1 Box Pillsbury Chocolate Cake Mix
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup Water
- 4 Eggs
- 1 Box Instant Chocolate Pudding ( 4 serving box )
FROSTING:
- ¾ cup White Chocolate Chips
- ½ cup Marshmallow Fluff
TO DECORATE:
- Crushed Candy Cane (or something suitable for the occasion if not Christmas)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – spray a bundt pan with cooking oil
- Place all the ingredients for the Cake in a large mixing bowl – stir through and then beat 2 minutes on high until smooth – pour batter into the prepared bundt pan – bake 50 – 55 minutes
- Remove cake from the oven – cool 25 minutes in the pan – transfer to a serving plate and let cool completely
FROSTING:
- Melt the Chocolate until smooth – quickly stir in the Marshmallow Fluff (it would be a thick, sticky mixture) – spread over the Cake and top with Crushed Candy Cane (if using)
Such a pretty cake & I bet it's yummy. Pinned for later.
Dark Chocolate and peppermint with white chocolate frosting! What more would a girl want except a big glass of milk! Totally pinning!
Just wanted to let you know we featured this cake on the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!! Come by and check it out 🙂
OMG. This is so beautiful! I HAVE to make it sometime this month. Thanks for the awesome recipe. Have a great night!
I think the contrast in colors looks great too. Also the peppermint on top is a nice touch for the holidays. And of course I'm all about chocolate. ..especially dark! Thanks for sharing, Linda.
This makes such a nice presentation and it is easy to make for me the none baker. Pinned. Thanks for bringing this to Weekend Bite and Happy Thanksgiving.
Your Chocolate Pound Cake looks delicious, Linda. The frosting is gorgeous. Love how you have used the candy canes! Thank you for sharing this lovely cake with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.
This looks wonderful.
G'day and gorgeous Linda! Thx for sharing at our #SayGdayParty! All submissions pinned this week! Thank you!
Cheers! Joanne
#ibabloggers
Hi Linda…you will be featured again as having the most clicks in our Teach Me Tuesday party last week. Stop by on Monday evening at 8pm CST to see 😉
Thanks so much for linking up 😉
Thanks for coming and linking up at The Weekend Social. Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST The Midnight Baker ! I hope to see you there!
Judy@ http://www.bakeatmidnite.com
Oh, what a delicious cake and perfect for Christmas!
Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning. Our readers loved this and it will be featured next week!
Hello gorgeous! I'm licking my lips right now, it looks so good! Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see on Monday at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Saturday~Lou Lou Girls
This looks amazing, Linda! I will be sharing it on Facebook tonight! And pinning! Enjoy your weekend. 🙂
-Leia @ Eat It & Say Yum
I can't wait to try this! I'm pinning it! Thanks for linking up to Turn it up Tuesday!
Looks so good and perfect for a quick breakfast! Thank you for this recipe.
Thank you so much for attending week 11 of #PureBlogLove and linking your fantastic blog post. Your chocolate pound cake looks perfect! I love the crushed candy cane on top – great touch! I can't wait to see what you have in store for our party next week Thursday 8 PM EST- Sundays at midnight. Your post has been added to the #PureBlogLove Pinterest board for all to see 🙂 Have a great day!
Nicole
Love the combination of marshmallow fluff and peppermint. The cake looks delicious. Thanks for stopping by our Happy Holidays Link Party – be sure to join us again this week (beginning on Saturday at 7 pm ET) and every week through the holidays.
Oh Wow, Linda this cake looks finger licking good! 🙂
Hope that you are great!
Cathy @ three kids and a fish
Gorgeous and delicious cake!
This cake looks amazing and so festive with the added topping. Thanks so much for sharing it on the Merry Monday link party. Pinned it.
I don't think there is any better combination than chocolate and peppermint during the holidays! I cannot wait to try this for myself!
-Katherine
kingsbakery.blogspot.com/
Oh my, this is epic! What a perfect cake for the upcoming holiday season 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing on The Makers!
Amy | Club Narwhal
Ooo, looks delicious! I'd love to try this for myself 😀
Love this cake, Linda! I'm ready for all things chocolate and/or peppermint
Yummy! It looks so pretty with the candy canes on top. However, I'm a little chocolate crazy so I might do a chocolate drizzle on top.
Very pretty! So festive with the candy cane topping 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing at the Make it Monday Party! Hope to see you again next week.
YUMMMM!
This recipe looks delicious, the decorations make it look almost too good to eat too. Popping in from Creative Mondays.
Umm yes that looks fantastic and christmassy yumm!
I love this, and your cake came out so pretty! I'm adding this to my 'to bake' list. I wonder if adding some peppermint extract or crushed peppermint patties to the cake would work? I may experiment, thanks! 🙂
That looks so rich, Linda! And I think I have these ingredients on hand.. maybe not the marshmallow fluff, but maybe I'll pick some up. This would be easy to throw together for a group event:)