Bittersweet Chocolate Pound Cake

Ingredients

• Great reviews! Very light texture with deep, dark chocolate taste.
• For Cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons Taster's Choice. 100% Pure Instant Coffee (or any good brand instant coffee)
• 3 bars (6-ounces) Nestle. Toll House. Unsweetened Chocolate Baking Bars, broken into pieces, divided (or 6 oz of any good brand unsweetened chocolate)
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• For Glaze:
• 1 bar (2-ounces) Nestle. Toll House. Unsweetened Chocolate (or 2 oz of any good brand unsweetened chocolate)
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 2 to 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

FOR CAKE:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. (300 F for dark pans). Grease 10-inch bundt pan.
Combine flour, baking soda and baking powder in small bowl. Bring water and coffee granules to a boil in small saucepan; remove from heat. Add 3 bars (6 ounces) baking chocolate; stir until smooth.
Beat sugar, butter and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs; beat on high speed for 5 minutes. Beat in flour mixture alternately with chocolate mixture. Pour into prepared bundt pan.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until long wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes. Invert onto wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with glaze.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar (optional).

FOR GLAZE:
Melt 1 bar (2 ounces) baking chocolate and butter in small, heavy-duty saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar alternately with water until of desired consistency. Stir in vanilla extract.

Makes 12 servings

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Nestle's
Submitted By: Meryl
merstarunicorn11@hotmail.com
Bittersweet Chocolate Pound Cake