Decadent Fudge Cake (Pound Cake)

By MarieR

Everyone loves the rich flavor in this decadent cake made with four types of chocolate. —Anna Hogge, Yorktown, Virginia

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 -1/2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 /2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 -1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 8 ounces German sweet chocolate, melted
• 1 cup chocolate syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 -1/4 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon shortening, divided

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 95mins
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours

Cream butter in a large bowl. Gradually mix in sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine buttermilk and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beginning and ending with flour. Add melted chocolate, chocolate syrup and vanilla. Stir in 1 cup miniature chocolate chips. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Immediately invert cake onto a serving plate; cool completely.
Meanwhile, in a microwave, melt white chocolate and 2 tablespoons shortening; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; drizzle over cake. Melt remaining chips and shortening in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Drizzle over white chocolate.
Originally published as Decadent Fudge Cake in Sweet and Scrumptious Chocolate