Light Chocolate Pound Cake with Kahlua Cream Cheese Glaze

By amybites

Ingredients

• FOR THE CAKE
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup nonfat greek yogurt
• 2 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup bottled egg whites
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder
• FOR THE GLAZE
• 3/4 teaspoon espresso powder
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 2 teaspoons kahlua
• 4 tablespoons cream cheese, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 1/3-1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
• Sprinkles, optional

Details

Servings 24
Adapted from amybites.com

Preparation

Step 1

FOR THE CAKE

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prepare a 10-cup bundt pan with baking spray (or butter and flour well). Add melted butter, greek yogurt, and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low until well combined. Beat in vanilla and salt. While mixer is running, add eggs in one at time and mix well after each addition. Add egg whites and mix until well combined.

In a small bowl, combine hot water and cocoa powder and stir until smooth and well combined. Add cocoa powder mixture to the batter in the stand mixer and mix until combined. Turn mixer down to low. While mixer is running, add flour gradually and mix until just combined. Beat in cocoa powder.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 350ºF until inserted cake tester comes out with just moist crumbs clinging, about 60-70 minutes. Allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes. Turn out cake onto a cooling rack with the top side down. Cool completely before glazing.

FOR THE GLAZE

Combine hot water and espresso powder in a small bowl and mix until powder is dissolved. Add kahlua, cream cheese, and vanilla bean paste and mix until combined. While whisking or mixing with a spatula, gradually add confectioners’ sugar. Add more as needed if glaze is too thin. When glaze has reached desired consistency, pour or spoon over cooled bundt cake. Top with sprinkles if desired.