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Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake. When your day (or night) calls for a rich cake studded with chocolate chips!
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 15 mins
Course Cake
Cuisine Cake
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter - room temp
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 oz cream cheese
  • 4 eggs large - room temp
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
  • GANACHE
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions
 

  • CAKE:
    Pre-heat oven to 350 degree F. Grease, flour and line 9x5x3 loaf pan with parchment.
    In medium bowl add the cake flour, baking powder and salt, whisk to combine. Set aside.
    In bowl of a mixer cream the butter.
    Beat in the sugar and cream until light and fluffy. Add in the cream cheese and mix until light and fluffy.
    Add in the eggs one at a time, mix until combined.
    Add in the vanilla and mix until completely combined.
    With mixer on low add in the flour mixture in small increments. Mix until combined.
    Fold in chocolate chips.
    Bake 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
    Let cool completely.
    GANACHE:
    Heat heavy cream to just about boiling (but not boiling). Pour over chocolate chips, let sit for 1 min. Begin to stir with rubber spatula in small circular motions starting in the center and making your way to the outer edges of the bowl. Mix until completely combined.
    Let cool so it's not hot but still pourable.
    When ready pour over the Chocolate Chip Pound Cake.
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