Chocolate Pound Cake With Bourbon Caramel
This Chocolate Pound Cake with Bourbon Caramel Glaze will be a quick fan favorite! The bourbon and caramel flavors bring out a depth to the chocolate flavor that we cannot get enough of.
- Easy
- 70 mins
- 12 servings
Uses: Pure Vanilla Extract, Gourmet Baking Cocoa
Occasions: Valentine's Day
Directions
For the Cakes
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
- Sift flour and cocoa together.
- Chop up chocolate squares and melt in double broiler or low microwave setting, being very careful not to burn the chocolate. Stir in the espresso powder.
- In bowl of stand mixer, beat coconut oil with 1/2 cup sugar until fluffy. Add butter and beat well.
- Add remaining sugar, salt, and vanilla; beat at high speed for 5 minutes.
- Lower speed and beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Beat in flour mixture, then, beat in the cream. Stir in the melted chocolate mixture.
- Pour into pans. Rap pans on counter to release any trapped air.
- Bake 40 - 50 minutes (depending on your oven and altitude), or until a toothpick come out clean when inserted in center of cakes.
- Cool 15 minutes before removing cakes from pans to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Drizzle caramel glaze over cut slices.
For the Glaze
- In a small, deep, heavy saucepan, bring sugar, water, corn syrup, and cream of tarter to a boil over high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture turns amber in color and registers 340°F on candy thermometer.
- Remove from heat. Add butter, whisking constantly until melted.
- Whisk in cream. The mixture will bubble violently.
- Using whisk, stir in the bourbon, vanilla, and salt until combined.
- Let cool completely. Store leftover in a covered container at room temperature for up to a week.
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