Chocolate Loaf Cake
It’s a chocolate lover’s Dream Cake!! This cake is super moist and the frosting is thick and fudgy.
Ingredients
For Cake Batter
- 1&1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 cup Butter at room temp
- 1&1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 3 large eggs at room temp
- 1 tsp Instant coffee dissolved in 2 tbsp water
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup milk at room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Frosting
- 80 gm Dark chocolate
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
For cake batter
- In a bowl combine Eggs, sugar, butter and coffee. Mix until it turns creamy and light.
- Add cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and milk. Mix until well combined.
- Preheat the oven at 180 for 15 minutes.
- Prepare the 9" loaf pan. Grease and line the pan.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack for about 10 minutes
For Frosting
- In a bowl take dark chocolate and pour hot cream on it. Mix until the chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour until it thickens .
- Pour this carefully on cooled cake and refrigerate for 30 minutes to set.Serve and enjoy.