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Chocolate Pound Cake

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon espresso powder
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoon semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325F
  2. Spray a standard 9x5 loaf pan and line it with a sheet of parchment paper.
  3. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla and espresso powder.
  4. Whisk together the sour cream and milk.
  5. Sift together the dry ingredients.
  6. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl alternately with the wet, beginning and ending with dry. Blend only until mixed, don't over beat.
  7. Turn the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth with an offset spatula; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake for about 55-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out without wet batter clinging to it. Set aside to cool.