This past Saturday I spent pretty much the whole day in the kitchen baking. Gabbi was my on again off again assistant, mostly off. There is a TV/DVD combo that sits on the counter and it, is my constant companion when I’m baking or cooking. I have a stack of movies that I’m sure I’ve watched no less than 10 times. Some way more than that. I never tire of my favorites. And on occasion a glass or two of chardonnay is called for.
For this baking session I watched Peggy Sue Got Married, Poltergeist and It’s Complicated. In all honesty I mostly listen and then pay attention when my favorite part comes up. Do you guys watch TV or listen to music when you’re in the kitchen! OK, enough of my kitchen routine let get on to these cupcakes.
They are from leftover chocolate pound cake batter. The pound cake is now on its way to Atlanta for our son’s Valentine’s birthday. I’m getting my sash ready for the Mommy of the Year award ceremony! Hopefully you know I’m kidding. I love every opportunity to bake for my kids, they are very deserving.
This is only the second time I’ve baked this cake and I don’t know why. For a pound cake it is very light and it‘s very good. You can depend on Allrecipes.com to come up with some good dessert recipes. A simple glaze would be just the right adornment, but you know sometimes I get carried away. Also, since I was using the excess batter for cupcakes and giving them to our neighbor, I decided to give them the glamour treatment.
Charisse made a Milky Way Cake for the Superbowl and had some glaze leftover. Actually it was more like a cross between and frosting and a glaze. I applied a thin coating on the cupcakes while they were still warm so it would seep into the cake. YUM! Then I piped a buttercream rosette on top and garnished them with a cherry. A heart pick completed their Valentine’s Day look and off to the neighbor’s they went!
Richest Ever Chocolate Pound Cake – adapted from Allrecipes.com
4 eggs
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup hot water
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350° F. Separate the eggs and beat the whites until stiff and set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. If you’re using a stand mixer you can melt the chocolate chips in the hot water while the butter and sugar are creaming. Once the butter and sugar is creamed, add the egg yolks, melted chocolate, buttermilk and vanilla. It may look like a curdled hot mess but don’t worry.
In a separate large bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and salt. I prefer to sift these dry ingredients because I think it makes for a better mixing process. Beat dry ingredients into chocolate mixture. Stir in about 1/3 of the egg whites to lighten the batter and then fold in the rest gently but thoroughly.
If you’re making cupcakes this will yield approximately 3 ½ dozen. If making the pound cake fill a 12 cup bundt or tube pan. Bake in preheated oven 23 – 25 minutes for a 12 cup muffin pan. Bake one hour or until the pound cake tests done.
Ahh… Pound cake sounds like my kind of Valentine’s Day dessert. I love cupcakes because I can freeze them and have a treat when I most need one – which is quite often! Hope you have a great day, and wish your son a Happy too!
Thank you Eileen and I will.
I have never tried chocolate pound cake… and from the look of your cupcakes…. I have been missing out!! Fabulous!! Happy Valentine’s Day!!
Thank you Ramona. Some chocolate pound cakes are almost as light as a layer cake.
I never heard of chocolate pound cake, Sandy!! Leave it to you, girl!! They look wonderful!!
Oh girl, I have several chocolate pound cake recipes. Yummy to infinity and beyond!
everything you bake is simply LUSH and Gorgeous! Xx
Thank you Kim, hope you had a sweet day.
YUM! These sound fabulous, I love your adaptations! So pretty too.
Thank you Chris and I’m looking forward to all those avocado recipes!
I honestly think our kitchen TV gets more of a workout than any other in the whole house!!! I have it on first thing in the morning when I go down to start Ramon’s breakfast until I go upstairs at night. The only time I turn it off is when I’m cleaning throughout the rest of the house and have my music blaring at deafening levels. I love “Peggy Sue Got Married” and “It’s Complicated”!!!!!! I’m always up for a good rom-com!!! Your cupcakes are beautiful. They look like big Reese’s peanut butter cups!
Yes Alycia, we are sisters separated at birth. There’s nothing like music when you’re housecleaning. Especially old school R&B!!!
Sandra….these cupcakes are gorgeous! You’ve got me inspired to start sneaking a little batter out of my cakes and baking them into cupcakes for me to enjoy later! I love that glaze….I really love how it sits on top of the cupcakes and sets almost like a ganache! I’m going to have to give that a try….I really love that look! And you should be wearing that sash all year round my friend…..you truly deserve it! : )
My oldest daughter’s birthday is coming up and she’ll get some special treats also. Maybe that will earn me a few pearls on that sash:)
These both look and sound fantastic! Your kitchen set up sounds great. My little postage stamp sized Manhattan kitchen would certainly not accommodate a TV/DVD no matter how small. As it is, we have to rotate the counter top appliances when we cook!
It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve watched the movies I never tire of them. Or these poundcakes!
OH, these cupcakes look spectacular! Your neighbors must LOVE you!!! Lucky son, too
Yup, I cook and bake with the TV on, too…great idea to watch favorite movies!
I hope the neighbors don’t tire of me sending treats over! Glad to know I’m not the only one that has the TV keep me company while I’m baking.
Aww these chocolate poundcake cupcakes are so cute! I love the big heart shape topping too! Haha I was surprised Gabbi was mostly off assistant.
I’ll be a good assistant so please teach me baking basic! 
Gabbi is more interested in the final product most of the time. Hopefully she’ll grow to love baking.
I adore poundcake, but I’ve never made a chocolate one before. This must change! What a perfect February sweet. Thank you for sharing another dose of inspiration. I hope you are having a great week and are staying warm.
Thank you for visiting and for the kind words. Staying warm is at the top of my list this week. I may need another batch of these cakes to keep help me out.