Richest Ever Chocolate Pound Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• separate the eggs and beat the egg whites until stiff, and set aside. in a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. melt the chocolate in the hot water. beat in the egg yolks, then the melted chocolate, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• in a bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt. beat into the chocolate mixture. stir in about 1/3 of the egg whites to lighten the batter and then fold in the rest gently but thoroughly.
• turn the batter into a greased and floured tube pan. bake in a preheated 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) oven for 1 hour, or until the cake tests done with a toothpick. let cool on a rack. makes 16 servings.