Chocolate Cherry Pound Cake Recipe

Updated May 07, 2020

This super chocolatey poundcake has a cocoa base mixed with chocolate chips and diced fresh cherries.

Note: This is an adaptation of a recipe that my grandmother made, and she used shortening. If you really can't get yourself to use it, you'll lose a little tenderness but you can substitute 1/2 cup of butter instead.

Recipe Details

Chocolate Cherry Pound Cake Recipe

Active 20 mins

Total 80 mins

Serves 10 to 14 servings

Ingredients

3 cups (15 ounces) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon instant espresso
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature (see note)
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup dark chocolate chips
1 cup diced, pitted cherries

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F. Generously butter bundt pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, espresso powder, and cocoa; set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in eggs. Add 1/2 of dry ingredients to the bowl and beat until just combined, followed by 1/2 of milk. Beat in remaining dry ingredients followed by remaining milk. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold in chocolate chips and diced cherries. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth out top. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out to a wire rack.

Special Equipment

10-inch bundt or tube pan

This Recipe Appears In

Wake and Bake: Chocolate Cherry Pound Cake

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
528	Calories
24g	Fat
73g	Carbs
7g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 10 to 14
Amount per serving
Calories	528
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24g	31%
Saturated Fat 12g	62%
Cholesterol 106mg	35%
Sodium 130mg	6%
Total Carbohydrate 73g	26%
Dietary Fiber 2g	7%
Total Sugars 47g
Protein 7g
Vitamin C 1mg	5%
Calcium 54mg	4%
Iron 3mg	17%
Potassium 136mg	3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.