Chocolate Loaf Cake
This tender, moist chocolate loaf cake is packed with flavor. Serve it iced, dusted with powdered sugar, or with a big scoop of ice cream!
Ingredients
- Butter and flour, for the pan
- 1 cup water
- 2 ounces chopped unsweetened chocolate
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ⅔ cups packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 325°F (165°C) and grease and flour a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan.Butter and flour
- Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Put the chocolate in a small bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Whisk until smooth, then set aside for 10 minutes to cool to lukewarm.1 cup water | 2 ounces chopped unsweetened chocolate
- Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; whisk or stir to blend thoroughly.2 cups all-purpose flour | 1 tsp baking soda | 1/4 tsp baking powder | 1/4 tsp salt
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar until light, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.1/2 cup butter | 1 2/3 cups packed brown sugar | 2 large eggs | 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- With the mixer on low, add 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix just until combined. Add 1/2 of the sour cream and mix. Repeat with another 1/3 of flour, then the remaining sour cream, then the last 1/3 of flour. Mix just until no dry streaks remain. With the mixer on low, pour in the cooled chocolate mixture and beat just until blended.1/2 cup sour cream
- Spread the batter in the prepared loaf pan and bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick or wooden skewer comes out with just a few crumbs clinging. Cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then remove the cake to the rack to cool completely.
- Dust with powdered sugar, frost, or glaze.
Tip: Scrape the bowl down after each addition of flour and sour cream. With a wet batter like this, dry pockets love to hide at the bottom. Stop mixing as soon as the last flour disappears. Overmixing will make the cake dense and tough.
Nutrition
Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 282mgPotassium: 154mgFiber: 2gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 409IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 3mg
Disclaimer:
Our nutritional information is based on a third-party application that analyzes the ingredients list to determine the values. The information is meant to be helpful, but should be considered an estimate. Values may differ depending on measurements, brands, serving variations, and database availability.
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