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Chocolate Loaf Cake
This is the cake for chocolate lovers! A moist and chocolaty one-bowl cake recipe topped with fudgy frosting. No special occasion needed, this is the perfect chocolate snack cake.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 50 min👤 Allison Mattina📖 celebratingsweets
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- pan
- whisk
- microwave
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
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Cake:
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Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in the center of the oven.
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In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add oil, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until just combined. Occasionally scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. While the mixer is running slowly add in the hot coffee and beat until the batter comes together. Stir in the mini chocolate chips.
baking soda1 teaspoon(85g) unsalted butter (softened)6 tablespoonslarge eggs2
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Grease a 9x5 metal loaf pan and pour the batter into the pan. Tap the pan on the countertop a few times to release air bubbles.
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Bake for ⏱️ 40 minutes, then loosely tent the top with foil and continue baking another ⏱️ 10-15 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with some moist fudgy crumbs on it (no raw batter). Place the pan on a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
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Fudge frosting:
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Place the chocolate chips, honey, and milk in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave in ⏱️ 15 second increments, stirring well in between, until fully melted and combined. Whisk in cocoa powder and set aside to cool to room temperature (this took about ⏱️ 5 minutes).
milk2 tablespoons(85g) unsalted butter (softened)6 tablespoons
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Cut the softened butter into several pieces and add it to the melted chocolate along with the powdered sugar and vanilla. Note: if your powdered sugar is lumpy you can sift it into the bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth and combined, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. At this point the frosting will be on the thinner side, I think that works well for frosting the top of the cake. If you want it a little more firm you can pop it in the refrigerator for ⏱️ 10 minutes or you can mix in a little more powdered sugar.
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Use an offset spatula to spread a thick layer of frosting on top of the cake. Top with flaky sea salt or chocolate shavings (if desired). You can place the frosted cake in the fridge for ⏱️ 10 minutes to help the frosting firm up or it will slowly thicken on its own at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts
calories
491 kcal
fat Content
25 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
46 g
sodium Content
265 mg
protein Content
6 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
55 mg
carbohydrate Content
66 g
saturated Fat Content
10 g
unsaturated Fat Content
14 g
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