This Chocolate Gingerbread Pound Cake is a great way for chocolate lovers to enjoys gingerbread during the holidays!
When the holidays roll around, I think cookies, portable cakes and seasonal flavors, such as eggnog, peppermint & gingerbread. Now, even though I do a lot of baking this time of year, I still like to keep our treats as healthy as I can without sacrificing flavor and texture.
A mix of oil and butter is used in the pound cake to create rich flavor while keeping saturated fat down.
For a few more chocolatey holiday treats try my Hot Chocolate Dip Recipe or Chocolate Shortbread Cookies Recipe . For a guilt free option, make some Healthy Chocolate Truffles!
If gingerbread is what you are craving, perhaps my Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake, Gingerbread Muffins, Gingerbread Pie or Gingerbread Cake Roll might do the trick.
Chocolate Gingerbread Pound Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Chocolate Ginger Poundcake
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 ¼ cup sugar or reduced/zero calorie natural sweetener that measures like sugar
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ cup molasses unsulfured
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup apple sauce
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup flour
- non-stick cooking spray and flour for dusting
Ginger-Vanilla Glaze (optional)
- 1 tbs melted butter
- 1 ½ tbs confectionery sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place melted butter, oil, sugar and salt in mixing bowl. Whisk together well.
- Add molasses, vanilla, applesauce, eggs and milk. Mix well.
- In another bowl, whisk together the baking soda, spices and flours, then add to the wet batter, and mix until smooth and even.
- Coat a loaf pan with cooking spray, and flour pan.
- Pour batter into pan and bake for 55-65 minutes, until pick pulls clean from center. Set on rack to cool.
- If you choose to glaze the cake, whisk together glaze ingredients until smooth, then drizzle over the cooled poundcake.
Donna says
O.M.G! You're killing me here! 😉 Seriously, I'm drooling and guess I need to pick up some Pompeian Grapeseed oil and some molasses. 🙂
Sara Phillips says
OH! That looks AMAZING! My husband would much prefer it without the chocolate, but I think it looks fantastic!
Stephanie person says
Ooo grapeseed oil spray! I'll have to get some of that. The pound cake looks delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Jessie says
This looks so good! I am a total sucker for pound cake ... yum! I am pinning it for later 🙂
Julie says
This recipe came just at the right time – I've been on a gingerbread kick lately, and adding chocolate would make it magical!
Ashley - Embracing Homemaking says
That looks ridiculously amazing!! Yum!
Paula @ Frosted Fingers says
This looks so good! I may have to make some mini loaves for Christmas!
Karen Coutu says
My children love gingerbread! I bet they would flip over chocolate flavored gingerbread!!
Wendy says
I adore gingerbread! I CAN'T wait to try this one! YUM
Jennifer @ My Sweet Sanity says
I love chocolate. I love pound cake. I love gingerbread. So this has to be like the best treat ever!
Megan @mnmspecial says
This looks to die for. I have never tried this type of oil, but I am glad to know it doesn't compete with flavor.
Nicole Robinson @TheBookWormMama says
Hey lady, baking is hard for some of us...but this recipe sounds doable, not to mention it looks delicious and decadent. Thanks for the inspiration.
Lisa - Between the Kids says
OH this looks so good. My hubby will love this! Last year, he turned me on to gingerbread and lemon! Gingerbread and chocolate have to be good!
Ellen Christian says
That pound cake looks so good!
Kelsey Apley says
Wow this looks so good and I have never heard of a Chocolate Gingerbread Poundcake, sounds like a lethal combination!!!!
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
You had me at Poundcake! Looks amazing.
Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says
Wowza that looks good! I have yet to try grapeseed oil but that is about to change!
HilLesha says
What a delightful recipe! Great combination, too.
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
Mmm, I'm looking for a few desserts for Christmas dinner.
Marcie W. says
I have often wondered how soft gingerbread could get any better, especially since it's one of my favorites. Now I see the answer is chocolate!!
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
I literally gained 10pounds looking at this! And, that glaze looks so amazing!
Lolo says
Chocolate gingerbread, that looks fantastic!!
Kim @ What's That Smell? says
Holy cow this looks and sounds fantastic!
Tammy says
This sounds like a really satisfying 'coffee' break recipe!
Kathleen says
Yum! I have never heard of chocolate gingerbread, but it sure does look moist and delicious.