Vanilla Cocoa Pound Cake Recipe | Moist & Easy Homemade Cake

This Vanilla Cocoa Pound Cake is soft, moist, and perfectly balanced with rich cocoa and classic vanilla flavors. An easy homemade cake recipe with simple ingredients, perfect for tea time, dessert, or any special occasion. 🍰

Vanilla Cocoa Pound Cake

Ingredients
• 🧈 Butter (room temperature): 169 g
• 🍬 Sugar: 200 g
• 🥚 Large eggs: 2
• 🌾 Flour: 187 g
• 🥄 Baking powder: ½ tsp
• 🥛 Full-fat milk: 118 g
• 🌼 Vanilla extract: ¼ tsp
• 🍫 Cocoa powder: 2½ tbsp.
• 💧 Hot water: 2½ tbsp.

Method
In a small bowl, mix the cocoa powder with the hot water until fully dissolved and set aside.
Sift the flour and baking powder together and set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar in a mixer until light and creamy.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition until no yolk is visible.
Add the vanilla, then pour in the milk and mix just until combined.
Add the flour mixture and mix gently until incorporated.

For the dark chocolate layer, transfer about ½ cup of the cake batter into a bowl, add 2 tbsp of the prepared cocoa mixture, mix well, and pour into the bottom of the pan.
For the lighter cocoa layer, mix ½ cup of the batter with 1 tbsp of the remaining cocoa mixture and pour it over the first layer.
Pour the remaining vanilla batter on top.
Bake in a preheated 180°C oven for 45 min until fully baked. 🍰

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