Chocolate Chip Pound Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
Chocolate Chip Pound Cake is a rich and tender pound cake, that is topped with a creamy peanut butter frosting.
Servings: 10 Slices
Calories: 295kcal
Ingredients
Pound Cake Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter room temp
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup cocoa
- ½ cup chocolate chips, if desired
Frosting Ingredients
- ¾ cup peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- dash vanilla extract
Instructions
- Remove the pound cake from the loaf pan and spread the peanut butter frosting on top. Slice and serve.
- Storage: Pound cake may be stored in an airtight container or baggie for up to 5 days.
- First gather all your ingredients
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a loaf pan and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium high speed for 2 minutes.
- Add in the eggs and egg yolks and beat for another minute
- Add in the milk and vanilla and mix. Mix in the flour mixture and the cocoa just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips, if using.
- Pour into a loaf pan and place into the oven.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Once baked, remove from the oven and place onto a cooling rack to cool to room temperature.
- While your pound cake is cooling gather your frosting ingredients.
- Place all of the frosting ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and whisk together.
- Mix until your frosting is thoroughly combined.
- Remove the pound cake from the loaf pan.
- Spread the peanut butter frosting on top.
- Allow your frosting to harden for a few minutes and then slice.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
This recipe has been made with all purpose flour, however, using a gluten free flour blend will give you wonderful results.
Storage- Pound cake may be stored in an airtight container or baggie for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 366mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2mg