Mile High Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Here’s a decadent, rich, and towering dessert: the Mile High Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Frosting. 🍫🍰
Dense like a pound cake, but soft and fudgy like a brownie — and then slathered in velvety chocolate frosting. It’s every chocolate lover’s dream!

🍫 Mile High Chocolate Pound Cake

🧁 Cake Ingredients:

1½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2¾ cups granulated sugar
6 large eggs, room temp
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 cup whole milk
1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt (adds richness & moisture)
Optional: 1 cup mini chocolate chips or chunks for extra chocolate

🍰 Chocolate Frosting Ingredients:

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups powdered sugar
⅓ cup milk (more as needed)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional: pinch of espresso powder for depth

🔥 Instructions:

1. Preheat & Prep:

Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C).
Grease and flour a Bundt pan or tube pan VERY well.

2. Cream Butter & Sugar:

Beat butter until creamy.
Add sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy (about 4–5 minutes).

3. Add Eggs & Vanilla:

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
Mix in vanilla.

4. Mix Dry Ingredients:

Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.

5. Alternate Mixing:

Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture alternately with milk and sour cream, starting and ending with dry ingredients.
Stir in chocolate chips if using.

6. Bake:

Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 75–85 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean (don’t overbake).
Cool in pan 10–15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and let cool completely.

🍫 Chocolate Frosting:

1. Make the Frosting:

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat.
Stir in cocoa powder until smooth.
Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
Adjust with more milk if too thick.

2. Frost the Cake:

Pour or spread the frosting over the completely cooled cake.
Let it drip down the sides for a dramatic “mile-high” effect.

✨ Tips:

Bundt pan gives it that mile-high look, but you can also use 2 loaf pans or a deep round cake pan.
Frosting thickens as it cools — reheat slightly if needed.
For a glossy finish, add a spoonful of corn syrup to the frosting.

🍷 Perfect Pairing:

Serve with coffee, red wine, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream for peak indulgence.

Would you like a mini loaf version, gluten-free alternative, or a white chocolate glaze twist? Let me know!