A simple but intense chocolate loaf cake for a day when chocolate seems to be the only remedy.
Sometimes, you just want cake. A plain chocolate loaf cake – no embellishments, no frosting, no fancy frills (if you want more of a birthday cake see my The Best Chocolate Cake [1] recipe). A simple chocolate cake that fixes everything. That makes everything better. This is that sort of cake. Though there is minimal preparation required, the flavour isn’t quite as simple as the procedure. This cake is dense, dark, and deeply chocolatey. That’s the reason why it can stand alone, majestically, with a simple dust of confectioners’ sugar should you wish.
I’ve adapted this chocolate loaf cake recipe from Nigella Lawson’s How To Be A Domestic Goddess [2], which is one of my go-to cookbooks for dessert recipes. I was attracted to the dark, tender crumb the image displayed- and I wasn’t disappointed. I did make quite a few changes- because Nigella does get a little carried away with butter and sugar. Here are the main ones:
Though I did say this cake was a simple one, you can, of course, decorate it to your liking. Serving this chocolate loaf cake recipe with a rum chocolate sauce would make the most decadent treat- so would a dollop of crème fraîche or ice cream.
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[1] The Best Chocolate Cake: https://www.hotchocolatehits.com/2014/06/the-best-chocolate-cake-recipe.html
[2] How To Be A Domestic Goddess: http://amzn.to/2bQHpW3
[3] Guinness chocolate cake: https://www.hotchocolatehits.com/2015/03/guinness-chocolate-cake-brown-butter-cream-cheese-icing.html
[4] Print Recipe: https://hotchocolatehits.com/wprm_print/23303
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[7] Fudgy brownie cake: https://hotchocolatehits.com/2016/10/fudgy-chocolate-brownie-cake.html/
[8] Vegan chocolate cake: https://hotchocolatehits.com/2019/01/best-vegan-chocolate-cake-ii.html/
[9] No-bake chocolate tart: https://hotchocolatehits.com/2020/11/no-bake-chocolate-tart.html/