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Chocolate Loaf Cake
This is the BEST and only Chocolate Loaf Cake recipe you need. A really simple one bowl loaf cake made with just a handful of basic baking ingredients.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Cooling time
1 hr
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 464 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
Cake
- 225 g butter unsalted
- 225 g dark brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 20 g cocoa powder
- 50 g chocolate chips
Frosting
- 125 g butter unsalted
- 220 g icing sugar
- 30 g cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon skimmed milk
Instructions
To make the cake
- Preheat your oven to 180°C/160°C(fan)/350°F/Gas 4.
- Add 225 g Butter and 225 g Dark brown sugar to a large mixing bowl. Cream together until smooth.
- Add 4 Eggs and mix them in.
- Hold a sieve over the bowl and add 200 g Self-raising flour and 20 g Cocoa powder. Sieve in the dry ingredients.
- Fold the flour and cocoa powder into the wet mixture. Add 50 g Chocolate chips and fold these in too.
- Transfer the batter to a lined 2lb loaf tin. Cook for 50-60 minutes, until the cake has risen and a skewer of sharp knife comes out clean.
- Once cooked, leave to cool for at least an hour.
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To make the frosting
- In a bowl add 125 g Butter, 220 g Icing sugar and 30 g Cocoa powder. Mix well to form a smooth icing.
- Add a small amount of 1 tablespoon Skimmed milk at a time to loosen the icing if it is too firm.
- Once the cake is cooled, pipe the icing on top. Finish off with chocolate sprinkles.
Notes
- Make sure your butter and eggs are at room temperature before using.
- For some extra warmth, add some vanilla extract. Not essence though, as it gives it artificial flavour.
- Make sure to grease and line your loaf tin before adding the chocolate batter.
- If your cake starts to look like it is burning on top, cover it in foil and continue cooking until a skewer comes out clean.
- To ensure that your cake is cooked all the way through and doesn't burn either, use an oven thermometer to make sure it gets to the correct temperature for the recipe.
- Don't over mix the batter once you add the flour. This can cause the cake to not rise.
- You could make this into a sandwich cake by slicing it in half and putting some buttercream in between the slices and then more on top.
- Make sure cake loaf cake is completely cooled before adding the topping, otherwise it will just melt.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1portion
Calories
464kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
54g
(18%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
117mg
(39%)
Sodium
216mg
(9%)
Potassium
147mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
39g
(78%)
Vitamin A
811IU
(16%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 464
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 464kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 216mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 147mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 39g | 78% |
| Vitamin A | 811IU | 16% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.