Step 1

Grease and flour a tube pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F

Step 2

In a separate bowl, whisk the cake flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder for 30 seconds to combine. Set aside for later.

Step 3

Cream the butter with the paddle attachment in your mixer, gradually add the brown and white sugar and beat until light and fluffy 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 4

Add the eggs one at a time blending after each addition to incorporate.

Step 5

Combine the vanilla and sour cream

Step 6

While mixing at low speed, add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream to the butter, sugar, & egg mixture. Begin and end with the dry ingredients. (I add the flour mixture three times and the sour cream twice). Mix just until incorporated.

Step 7

Fold in the chocolate chips. Scoop batter into the pan and smooth over the top with a spoon to even it out.

Step 8

Bake at 325 degrees for 60-70 minutes -Baking times may vary and so check on the cake as it nears the 1 hour mark. When an inserted toothpick comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs attached, it is ready.

Step 9

This makes approximately 8-8.5 cups of batter.

Step 10

Allow to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before turning out.

Step 11

Combine the 4 oz. semi-sweet or dark chocolate and 3 oz. heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in the microwave in small increments (30 seconds or less), stirring occasionally in between, until the chocolate is almost completely melted.

Step 12

Then, allow to sit a minute or two and gently stir to melt any remaining pieces of chocolate. Cool the ganache to desired consistency for dripping.

Step 13

You can apply the ganache drip to the cooled pound cake either through a disposable piping bag (or ziplock bag) with the tip or corner snipped away, or simply by spooning it over the cake. The ganache will thicken a bit as it cools.

Step 14

Cool ganache to your liking. If it is too hot, it will run all the way down the side of the cake. You can test the drip on the inside of a bowl to see if you are happy with the consistency/temperature.

Step 15

After applying the ganache, add chocolate chip cookies into the center hole of the cake for decoration.