Chocolate Buttermilk Pound cake

Ingredients:

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1/4 cup wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 heaped cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 
• 1cup sugar
• 2 eggs 
• 100 ml buttermilk
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

To make butter milk substitute at home

• Take 100 ml milk at room temp , add 1 tsp white vinegar. Let it stand for 5-10 minutes. When it curdles its ready.

Method:

•  Sift the flour with the coca, baking powder , baking soda and salt. Reserve.
• Cream the butter and sugar. 
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Followed by the vanilla extract.
• With beater on low add the flour and buttermilk alternately.
• In case you need to add nuts add them at this point.
• Preheat the oven @175C for 10 minutes.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes till golden brown on top or until a tooth pick comes out clean.

Ganche :

• 3 tbsp low fat cream
• 100 gms dark chocolate
• Gently simmer the two over low heat, stirring constantly until the chocolate melts. Take off heat. 

Enjoy Baking

S

Recipe Source: Passionate about Baking