CHOCOLATE-EARL GREY POUND CAKE

CHOCOLATE-EARL GREY POUND CAKE image

Number Of Ingredients 2

CAKE; 4 earl grey tea bags - 1/3 cup boiling water - 2 cups flour - 1/2 tsp baking powder - 1/4 tsp salt - 1/3 cup cocoa - 1 cup softened butter - 2 cups sugar - 4 lg eggs - 1/3 cup milk - 1 tsp vanilla
SAUCE: 3/4 whipping cream - 3 earl grey tea bags - 8 oz bittersweet choc chips - 2 tbl light corn syrup

Steps:

place tea bags in glass measuring cup - pour boiling water over tea bags - steep 8 mins - remove & discard tea bags - cool completely combine flour, baking powder, salt & cocoa & set aside - beat butter at med speed 2 mins until creamy - gradually add sugar - beat 5 - 7 mins - add eggs, 1 @ a time,beat just until yellow disappears - set aside stir together milk & tea - add flour mix to butter mix alternately c milk mix, begin & end c flour mix - mix @ low speed p ea addition until blended - stir in vanilla - pour into greased & floured pan - bake @ 300 for 1 hr & 15 mins or until pic comes out clean - cool in pan on wire rack 10 - 15 mins - remove fr pan & cool completely on wire rack - CHOCOLATE SAUCE: cook whipping cr in sm heavy pan over med-low heat until hot (not boiling) - stir often - remove fr heat - add tea bags, cover & steep 5 mins - remove & discard tea bags - add chocolate & corn syrup - stir until melted - drizzle over cake