Fudge Chip Pound Cake

6 Tbsp Sugar
3 Tbsp Cocoa, sifted
1 1/2 Tbsp water
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/8 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan

Blend sugar and cocoa in heavy small sucepan. Stir in water. Bring to simmer over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth. Simmer mixture gently for 3 minutes. Cool Completely.

Cream 1/2 cup butter in large bowl of electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Blend in vanilla. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Add to batter alternately with milk, blending well after each addition. Fold in chocolate chips.

Turn 1/3 of batter into prepared pan, spreading higher at edges. Dividing remaining batter in half. Blend half into cooled cocoa mixture with baking sodea. Spoon over bater in pan and spread, leaving 1/2 inch border at edges. Top with remaining light batter. Bake until tester inserted in center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes.

Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert ake onto rack and cool completely.

I made this to take to the salon when I went to get my hair done. My car smelled like a chocolate factory on the way there. I didn't get to taste any of it though. It had some of the chocolate layer bubble up through the top and was almost fragile until it had cooled a lot.


Changes I made to the recipe...I used an entire bag of special dark chips instead of what the recipe called for.