Easy chocolate loaf cake

Name: Easy chocolate loaf cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 1.75 sticks butter; 0.75 cup brown sugar; 2 tsp vanilla sugar; 0.25 tsp salt; 3 eggs; 10 tbsp milk; 1.66 cups flour; 2.5 tsp baking powder; 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 0.33 cup chocolate chips; 1 cup bittersweet couverture chocolate; butter (for greasing); flour (for dusting)

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Juliane Meyer

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"Moist, chocolaty, and delicious, this is our easiest chocolate cake recipe. Made in a loaf pan, it’s just about guaranteed to be a success. The chocolate glaze helps lock that moisture in the cake and little chocolate chips baked in add variety to the slice."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

15 min

Baking

60 min

Resting

30 min

Ingredients

2Servings

33⅓ g

butter

30 g

brown sugar

⅓ tsp

vanilla sugar

⅛ tsp

salt

eggs

1⅔ tbsp

milk

33⅓ g

flour

⅜ tsp

baking powder

10 g

unsweetened cocoa powder

8⅓ g

chocolate chips

16⅔ g

bittersweet couverture chocolate

butter (for greasing)

flour (for dusting)

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Utensils

oven, hand mixer with beaters, loaf pan, bowl (large), bowl, rubber spatula, pot, heatproof bowl

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Nutrition per serving

Cal347

Fat20 g

Protein6 g

Carb35 g

Step 1/ 3
- 33⅓ g butter
- 30 g brown sugar
- ⅓ tsp vanilla sugar
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ½ eggs
- 1⅔ tbsp milk
- 33⅓ g flour
- ⅜ tsp baking powder
- 10 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 8⅓ g chocolate chips
- butter (for greasing)
- flour (for dusting)
- oven
- hand mixer with beaters
- loaf pan
- bowl (large)
- bowl
Preheat the oven to 175°C/350°F and grease and flour a loaf pan. In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, then stream in the milk while mixing. In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder, and cocoa. Add the dry mixture to the wet while mixing on low speed until well combined. Add the chocolate chips and mix briefly to combine.
Step 2/ 3
- rubber spatula
Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan, smooth with a rubber spatula, and bake in the preheated oven for approx. 60 min. Remove the cake from the oven, and let cool for approx. 30 min.
Step 3/ 3
- 16⅔ g bittersweet couverture chocolate
- pot
- heatproof bowl
Meanwhile, melt the bittersweet couverture chocolate over a double boiler. Once cake has cooled, remove from the loaf pan and cover the top evenly in melted couverture. Enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!