I feel so happy to be sharing with you all my 350th post. Would it have been possible without you all? Hmmm… I don’t think so. Thank you friends for cheering me this long to help me reach here. Even before I bought my favorite loaf pan, I had bookmarked this cake to try it out at a later date. Never thought that it would turn out to be one of the most delicious and sinful cake. As the kids at home are so fanatic about chocolate they loved every bite of it and not to mention their whole gang of friends playing “Business” at home. The slices just vanished right in front of my eyes. Thank God I had clicked them earlier and kept it in the fridge as the temperature out was so hot.
Double Chocolate Loaf Cake
You’ll need:
- All Purpose Flour – 1 cup
- Baking Powder – 1-1/2 tsp
- Salt – 1/4 tsp
- Castor Sugar – 3/4 cup (See Notes)
- Butter – 1/2 cup / 100 gms
- Milk – 1/4 cup
- Eggs – 2
- Cocoa powder – 2 tbsp
- Almonds – 25 gms
- Choco Chips – 25 gms
- Almond Essence – 1 tsp (optional)
For the Topping:
- Dark Chocolate – 25 gms
- White Chocolate – 25 gms
Method:
Preheat the oven @ 180 Degrees Celsius. Grease and flour a 9’ x 5’ loaf pan and keep it ready. Pulse the almonds with the skin coarsely in a food processor and keep aside.
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Sieve flour, baking powder and salt together. Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
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Now add sieved flour, cocoa powder, milk, almond essence. Break open the eggs into the mixture. Now beat everything together at medium speed for 3-4 mins until smooth.
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Now add the coarsely pulsed almonds and chocolate chips and give it a mix. Scrape the batter onto the prepared loaf tin and bake for 45-50 mins or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Remove from the over and let it cool off for 10 mins. Transfer to a wire rack and let it come to room temperature. Meanwhile, for the topping melt both the chocolates in 2 separate bowls by double boiler method. I microwaved them.
Spoon them over the cooled cake alternating them. Keep aside for the topping to set. You can also keep it in the refrigerator shelf like I did, if it happens to be very hot outside.
Isn’t it so easy? Yet delicious and downright sinful. Once set, slice and enjoy.
Notes:
Using almond essence and almond is optional. They do not alter the taste of the cake in any way.
I did not have castor sugar. So used powdered regular sugar instead.
Make sure that the eggs and butter are at room temperature.
Oven timings will vary accordingly.
This is off to I Love Baking #3, Only Snacks, Tea Time Snacks
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Congrats Radhi on your 350th post. Wish you tons more to come dear. Lovely way to celebrate. Cake looks awesome.
Vardhini
CooksJoy
Congratulations on your 350th post Radhika.
The cake looks awesome. No doubt the cake vanished in minutes.
I am just craves for such a chocoholic treat, pics are drool worthy…
Congrats, the cake looks very yummy.
Spill the Spices
This cake looks fantastic!i’m sure its a chocolate lover’s treat 🙂
Wow…cake is fabulous and mouthwatering.thanks for sharing..soon I am going to try this.
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Congratulations radhika on your 350th post! Wow :).. this is really awesome! The cake looks very delicious.. wish i could have a slice 🙂
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very delicious cake…looks moist n soft..no wonder it got polished off very soon
Mouhtwatering Radhika… Congrats on your milestone
Congrats on your blogging…Keep rocking…Awesome and tempting cake…
Mouth watering! Absolutely delicious
Congrats on your 350th post !! Way to go girl…Very happy for you…
this double chocolate loaf is screaming for my attention. Can I have a portion of it? 😉
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Wonder cake it is Radhika.. so tempting and mouth watering apperance..
congrats radhika,cake looks so inviting!!
Love that beautiful chocolate glaze..
Congrats Radhika on ur 350th post.Lovely and yummy cake.Keep going on.
Congratulations! It’s always great to celebrate with something new 🙂
This is the yummiest cake, and you had baked them perfectly and very neat presentation with beautiful flowers. We do have same flower @ home. 🙂
wow yummy !!!! want to grab them and eat right away…
radhika I remember bookmarking this one from BBC Good food- ur loaf looks delightful ! and hey congrats on the 350th post
that realllllly looks inviting…wow
Rightly baked one and lovely texture !!! Yummy 🙂
Congrats Radhika,keep rocking gal..Cake looks stunning and super irresistible.
cake looks mouthwatering. love the frosting
awesome!350th post…….congrats…and the cake yummy!…super duper good.
Bookmarking this..Looks so soft and delicious..
congrats on your 35oth post. i also tried the chocolate fudge by sayantani from homemaker’s diary. try it once. it is lovely.
congrats on ur milestone radika and wish u many more to come. delicious loaf and nicely done too
i wish you many more 350 s radhi!! i love the choco topping the loaf cake s lovely
Congrats Radhi on your 350th post n wish u many many more hundreds!! wow this double chocolate loaf cake looks so delicious n tempting…well made n presented!!
U Rock!!
I`ve tried this recipe and i`m really impressed, it has a very good taste. My both child tried it and they like it a lot. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Thanks for trying and glad to hear that your children liked it.
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