Chocolate Pound Cake

Gateaux and Cakes
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Ingredients for 12 portions
  • 150 g QimiQ Sauce Base
  • 5 pcs Egg(s), medium sized
  • 250 g Butter, melted
  • 150 g Sugar
  • 200 g AP Flour
  • 20 g Corn starch
  • 15 g Baking powder
  • 50 g Cocoa powder
  • 5 g Vanilla sugar
  • 1 pinch(es) Salt
  • 200 g Dark chocolate (40-60 % cocoa), melted
  • To decorate
  • 300 g Dark chocolate glazing
  • 30 g Chocolate pearls
Method
1.
Preheat the oven to 340°F (conventional oven).
2.
Separate the eggs. Mix the egg yolks with the QimiQ Sauce Base and melted butter until smooth.
3.
Whisk in half of the sugar, flour, starch, baking powder, cocoa powder, vanilla sugar and salt.
4.
Fold in the melted chocolate.
5.
Whisk the egg whites with the remaining sugar until fluffy and carefully fold into the mixture.
6.
Pour the mixture into a greased cake tin and bake in the preheated oven for approx. 50 minutes.
7.
Allow to cool after baking. Glaze with the chocolate glazing and decorate as required with the chocolate decorations.