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Chocolate Gingerbread Pound Cake Recipe

Chocolate Gingerbread Pound cake is a delicious combo of gingerbread and chocolate cake!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 10
Calories 343kcal
Author Robin Gagnon

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 308mg | Potassium: 407mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 2.6mg