Chocolate Streusel Poundcake Recipes

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan with butter.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa together. Set aside.
• With an electric mixer, cream the 1 cup butter, the shortening and the sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one a time, beating well after each addition. With the motor running, add the flour mixture and the milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Add the vanilla.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the cake; it should come out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 30 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Slice the cake and serve topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

CHOCOLATE STREUSEL POUNDCAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, then line with parchment paper, leaving enough to hang over the edges of the pan. Grease the parchment on the bottom of the loaf pan.
• In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate for the cake, stirring until smooth. Set aside to cool while you prepare the streusel.
• Prepare the streusel: In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Using fingers or a fork, cut in the butter until it is evenly distributed and forms large, moist crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Scatter half the streusel evenly into the bottom of the loaf pan. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until baked through.
• Prepare the cake: In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat melted butter, both sugars and salt together until combined. Beat in egg, vanilla extract, yogurt, milk and melted chocolate. Fold in dry ingredients until just combined.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and top with remaining streusel. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake emerges clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and cool completely before turning out and slicing.

CHOCOLATE CHIP STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix 1 cup whole wheat flour, the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture is crumbly. Add buttermilk, vanilla and egg; stir until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread in pan.
• In small bowl, mix streusel ingredients with fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cool.

MOM'S CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Thoroughly grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
• In a large bowl, mix the melted margarine, sugar, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract; beat the flour mixture into the margarine mixture with an electric mixer set on Low until the batter is smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the cake forms a crust and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before removing pan, then allow cake to cool completely.

BROWN SUGAR CAKE WITH TOFFEE STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan and set aside.
• Combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the bowl of an electric mixer. Stir until well blended. Cut in butter with a pastry knife or fork until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside 1/2 cup of the mixture.
• Whisk buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract until the egg is well incorporated. Add buttermilk mixture to the mixer bowl and mix on medium speed, 4 to 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, if necessary. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Stir together reserved flour mixture, mini chocolate chips, English toffee bits, pecans, and remaining salt in a small bowl until well mixed. Sprinkle toffee streusel evenly over the cake batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack, about 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, directly from the baking pan.

CHOCOLATE STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 8-inch square pan with shortening or spray bottom with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir 1 1/2 cups flour, the granulated sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt until mixed. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture is crumbly. Add buttermilk, egg and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute. Spread in pan.
• In small bowl, mix all streusel ingredients except chocolate chips with fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°/ Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine first 4 ingredients.
• With a electric mixer, beat on low speed until streusel is blended and crumbly.
• Transfer 1 cup lightly packed streusel to a small bowl to reserve.
• Add the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, baking powder, and baking soda to remaining streusel.
• Beat on low speed until well-blended; increase speed to medium and beat until well blended.
• Scrap the bowl occasionally, about three minutes; stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips.
• Transfer batter to pan and sprinkle evenly with reserved streusel and remaining cup of chips.
• Bake about 35 minutes, until tester inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan on a wire rack.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE STREUSEL CAKE (PASTEL DE CHOCOLATE MEXICANO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter and flour a 13x9-inch pan. Set aside.
• Pulse half of the chocolate in a food processor until it is like coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• Streusel topping: Add the other half of the chocolate to the processor and pulse until coarse crumbs. Mix the egg yolk with the salt and stir to dissolve the salt. Add to the processor along with the 7 Tbsp butter and 1 cup flour. Pulse until thoroughly combined and crumbly, but not a paste. Set aside.
• Cake: Sift together the 1 3/4 cups flour and baking powder. With an electric mixer, on medium speed, combine cream cheese, 1 cup butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, thoroughly mixing between each one. Add the flour mixture and beat for 1 minute, until just mixed. Gently stir in the reserved chopped chocolate, making sure not to overmix.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and crumble the streusel evenly over top, breaking up any large lumps.
• Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Combine first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat on low speed until streusel is blended and crumbly. Transfer 1 cup lightly packed streusel to small bowl and reserve. Add eggs, milk, vanilla, baking powder, and baking soda to remaining streusel in large bowl. Beat at low speed until evenly moist. Increase speed to medium and beat until well blended, scraping bowl occasionally, about 3 minutes. Stir in 1 cup chips. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Sprinkle with reserved 1 cup streusel and remaining 1 cup chips.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack.