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Chocolate Cake Loaf

  • 200 g flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • Cocoa
  • Sugar
  • 6 0z. butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 80 ml sour cream
  • 175 g Dark chocolate, cut in chunks
  • Water

 

  1. Preheat the oven to 340 F. Line a loaf pan with cling film. 
  2. Combine the flour, soda, 50 g cocoa, 275 g sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, and sour cream until smooth. 
  3. Pour in ½ cup boiling water. Stir well.  Mix in 175 g of the chocolate.  Pour this into the prepared pan and bake 1 hour.
  4. Combine 1 tsp cocoa, 125 ml water, 100 g sugar, and boil for 5 to 10 minutes until reduced and syrupy.
  5. Take the cake out of the oven and while still in the pan, pierce some holes in it.  Pour in the syrop. 
  6. Cool completely and then remove the cake from the pan.  Serve in slices.

Category: Cakes, Dessert

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