Double chocolate loaf cake

Double chocolate loaf cake

By Sarah Cook
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Prep: 25 mins Cook: 55 mins

Easy

Cuts into 8-10 slices
Chocolate and cake are two of our favourite things, so what's not to love about this indulgent cake?

Nutrition and extra info

  • Can be frozen un-iced

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal504
  • fat32g
  • saturates16g
  • carbs48g
  • sugars33g
  • fibre2g
  • protein8g
  • salt0.64g
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Ingredients

  • 175g softened butter, plus extra for greasing
    Butter

    Butter

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    Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…

  • 175g golden caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
    Eggs

    Egg

    egg

    The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…

  • 140g self-raising flour
  • 85g ground almonds
  • ½ tsp baking powder
    Baking powder

    Baking powder

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    Baking powder is a raising agent that is commonly used in cake-making. It is made from an alkali…

  • 100ml milk

    Milk

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    One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a complete food. While cow…

  • 4 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 50g plain chocolate chip or chunks
  • few extra chunks white, plain and milk chocolate, for decorating
    Milk chocolate squares

    Milk chocolate

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    Milk chocolate is classically made from dark chocolate of low cocoa solid content and a higher…

Method

  1. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line a 2lb/900g loaf tin with a long strip of baking parchment. To make the loaf cake batter, beat the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, flour, almonds, baking powder, milk and cocoa until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips, then scrape into the tin. Bake for 45-50 mins until golden, risen and a skewer poked in the centre comes out clean.

  2. Cool in the tin, then lift out onto a wire rack over some kitchen paper. Melt the extra chocolate chunks separately in pans over barely simmering water, or in bowls in the microwave, then use a spoon to drizzle each in turn over the cake. Leave to set before slicing.

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Livsy2407
3rd Mar, 2019
5.05
I have made this soooo many times and always turns out perfectly. As with other comments, I bake for around 10 mins longer. My mum always asks for one as it is much more travel friendly and I have to get on the train! I use chocolate chunks in mine, vanilla bean paste and sometimes chopped nuts for texture. It is moist and doesn't disintegrate when cut into. I have also used natural orange flavouring instead of vanilla which compliments the chocolate element with some orange zest and on request from my children, bashed up Maltesers or even oreo cookies. It is very versatile and in my experience, forgiving of experiments!
caryst
19th Sep, 2018
5.05
This recipe never fails, but it does take an hour to bake. I decorate it as suggested and it is delicious. Made it now 3 times.
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Kamlesh Chavda
29th May, 2018
5.05
Light and not too sweet, I added some vanilla bean paste to this and it tastes you. Loved by the family.
JoEll
20th Mar, 2018
5.05
Just made this. Great recipe. Took an hour @140C in my fan oven. Added chopped dark lindor instead of choc chips. Cake was moist & chocolatey. Topped with vanilla buttercream. Divine!
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Mercedes Bull
12th Mar, 2018
5.05
I made this for a Colleagues Birthday and it worked really well! I decorated with edible flowers and white chocolate!
sophie_2016
2nd Mar, 2018
5.05
Really great recipe, rose excellently in my oven. Did require about an hour of cooking. Really nice choclately taste and not too sweet.
EFL18
21st Jan, 2018
5.05
This recipe is amazing, everyone loved this cake and went back for seconds and thirds. I had to cook it for at least an extra 30mins and my chocolate chunks dropped to the bottom. But it did not affect the taste.
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Anne2003
29th Nov, 2017
5.05
I must try to make this! It looks so.....................YUMMY!!
georgie249
22nd Oct, 2017
5.05
Lovely moist cake. I cheated and just used the all-in-one method to mix, and it worked beautifully. Like other reviewers, it took double the stated time to cook though. I topped it with this buttercream and it went down a storm: https://charlotteslivelykitchen.com/nutella-buttercream/
Daisy C B
19th Oct, 2017
4.05
Whilst the timings in the recipe are a bit off (mine cooked for 1 hour 10 minutes at 140 fan) it created a delightfully simple chocolate loaf cake that I think I will be making again and again. Made as instructed, it came out perfectly damp, heady, and aromatic. I'm excited to experiment with some variations as well though - the first being trading a proportion of the milk for strong coffee.

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Baking19
14th Feb, 2019
What size eggs please?
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goodfoodteam
15th Feb, 2019
Thanks for your question. We recommend using medium eggs in this recipe.
29bigboobs
11th May, 2015
Can I leave the Almonds out ??
Pepper1966
23rd Sep, 2014
Can I cook this a couple of days ahead of when I need it?
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goodfoodteam
15th Oct, 2014
Hi there thanks for your question. Yes, you can make it ahead - just keep it in an airtight container.
skatkat92
5th Sep, 2014
I want to make this as a Birthday cake in a tin which is 13" x 9" and 2" deep, how should I adjust the measurements?
skatkat92
4th Sep, 2014
I want to make this as a birthday cake in tin which is 13" x 9" and 2" deep how should I adjust the measurements?
dworrall
27th Jun, 2014
what if I only have plain flour
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goodfoodteam
7th Jul, 2014
You can make plain flour self-raising by adding 1 tsp of baking powder per 100g of flour.
annagrima
25th Mar, 2014
what would the measurements of a 2lb/900g tin be please?

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Afifa Maryam
8th Mar, 2015
used soft brown sugar instead of caster and a little lesser in amount ! it was too good , also it gave the loaf an even brownier look ^_^
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talltone
2nd Nov, 2014
4.05
Add 3/4 tsp ground chilli with the dry ingredients, and 1/4 tsp of the same to the melted topping for an unexpected edge! I also made this gluten-free with half gluten-free bread flour and half rice flour. Still moist! Probably helped by decorating in the tin - make sure you line with one piece of baking parchment, then skewer the cake all over (like a drizzle cake). With your chocolate (and chilli!) add a little oil; this then is poured on when the cake is fresh from the oven. Set in the fridge in the tin; remove and peel away the parchment next day.
Ameliaaargh
18th Aug, 2013
Bake this cake for at least thirty minutes longer than the recipe indicates.
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