Guest Post: Chocolate Cherry Pound Cake from Yossy from Apt 2B Baking Co - Turntable Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried tart cherries
• 2 cups dark cocoa powder (I used Callebaut)
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces unsalted butter, softened
• 3 ¼ cups granulated sugar
• 5 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups buttermilk, at room temperature
• 1 cup chopped dark or bittersweet chocolate (chips would work as well)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 cups chopped dark or bittersweet chocolate
• pinch salt