Chocolate Root Beer Pound Cake

By MJH

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 cup Dutch Process Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 3/4 cup Root Beer
• 2 sticks Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
• 1 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 4 Eggs (room temperature)
• Root Beer White Chocolate Frosting:
• 1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1 stick Unsalted Butter (softened)
• 1 cup White Chocolate Chips (melted)
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 12 ounces Root Beer (reduced to 1/3 cup)
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cloves

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 120mins
Adapted from abc.go.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
Grease and Flour a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with butter.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine 1 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour,
1 cup Dutch Process Cocoa Powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Slowly whisk in 3/4 cup Root Beer and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the 2 sticks Unsalted Butter (room temperature)and 1 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar until fluffy.
Add the 1 teaspoon Vanilla and the 4 Eggs (room temperature) one at a time.

Add 1/3 Flour mixture, alternating with the Root Beer.
Continue until all is combined ending with Root Beer.

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for about 50-60 minutes.
Remove the cake and allow to cool for about 45 minutes.

Top with the Root Beer White Chocolate Frosting.


Root Beer White Chocolate Frosting:
Whip together the 1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar, 1 stick Unsalted Butter (softened) until light and fluffy.
Using a rubber spatula stir in the White Chocolate Chips (melted) making sure it is smooth.

Stir in the 1 teaspoon Vanilla, 12 ounces Root Beer (reduced to 1/3 cup) and 1/2 teaspoon cloves until well blended.

Helpful Tips:
Important to have all the ingredients at room temperature.
Preparing the pan is what allows the cake to flip out with ease before frosting.
Take the frosting to the edge of the cake.
For transporting a cake:
Line the bottom of a box with shelf liner
Skewers on top of the cake and wrap well
Place cake on top
Liner will prevent cake from sliding