Fat Tuesday: I just need some chocolate!

Ever get those awful cravings---wait, maybe "awful" isn't the right word...delicious?---and find yourself just aching for a mouthful of rich, moist chocolatey goodness! This hefty pound cake is best if you can find cocoa powder that's 22-24% cocoa butter...you'll have to go to a specialty store or order it online. But regular cocoa powder (normally 10-12% cocoa butter) will work, too, the color will just be a little lighter brown and won't have quite as deep of a chocolate flavor. Still good, especially if you drizzle a little orange and vanilla glaze on top!

Chocolate Orange Pound Cake

(Adapted from CakeLove and Betty Crocker)

Ingredients:

2 sticks butter

3 c. sugar

4 eggs

3 yolks

2 c. flour

1/2 c. + 2 tsp cocoa powder

2 T turbinado sugar

1 tsp potato starch

1/4 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt (if you used salted butter, reduce this to 1/2 tsp)

1/2 c. sour cream

3/4 c. + 2 T whole milk

1 T vanilla extract

Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs and yolks to butter mixture one at a time, making sure each egg is completely mixed in before adding the next.

Whisk dry ingredients together in separate bowl. Whisk liquid (this includes sour cream) ingredients together in another bowl. Alternate adding dry and liquid ingredients to butter/egg mixture in about 5 additions. Mix on medium speed about 15-20 seconds to build structure.

Spray bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray with starch (that's really important!). Fill pan about 3/4 full and bake at 350 for 50-55min.

Vanilla Glaze

1 c. powdered sugar

1 to 2 T milk

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Combine sugar, 1 T milk and vanilla in bowl and mix; stir in additional milk 1 tsp at a time until the glaze is smooth and about the consistency of honey. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake and allow to set until firm.

Orange Glaze

1 c. powdered sugar

1 to 2 T milk

1/2 tsp orange extract

2-3 drops orange food coloring, if desired

Combine sugar, 1 T milk, orange extract and food coloring in bowl and mix; stir in additional milk 1 tsp at a time until the glaze is smooth and, you guessed it, about the consistency of honey. Drizzle glaze over vanilla glaze, allow to set and take a big bite!