Name: Jan's Dark Chocolate Swirl Pound Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 1 ½ cups; Cream cheese, at room temperature - 1 (8 ounce) package; White sugar - 3 cups; Almond extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Eggs, at room temperature - 6 large; Cake flour - 3 cups; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ⅓ cup

Ingredients for - Jan's Dark Chocolate Swirl Pound Cake

1. Unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 ½ cups

2. Cream cheese, at room temperature 1 (8 ounce) package

3. White sugar 3 cups

4. Almond extract 1 ½ teaspoons

5. Vanilla extract 1 ½ teaspoons

6. Salt 1 teaspoon

7. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

8. Eggs, at room temperature 6 large

9. Cake flour 3 cups

10. Unsweetened cocoa powder ⅓ cup

How to cook deliciously - Jan's Dark Chocolate Swirl Pound Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

2 . Stage

Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until well combined. Add sugar and beat until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix almond extract, vanilla extract, salt, and baking powder into creamed mixture; beat in 2 eggs. Add 1 cup flour and mix well. Add 2 eggs and mix well. Add 1 cup flour and mix well. Add last 2 eggs and mix well. Add remaining 1 cup flour and mix until batter is smooth.

3 . Stage

Remove 2 cups batter and place in a separate bowl; stir in cocoa powder. Pour 1/2 of the plain batter into the prepared pan; add 1/2 of the chocolate batter and swirl with a knife. Repeat with remaining plain batter and chocolate batter, swirling gently.

4 . Stage

Place pan in the middle rack of the preheated oven; bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 90 minutes.