A moist, rich bread sliced with a cup of afternoon tea is the perfect Winter treat. In the summer our family is obsessed with this Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread but in the winter we are drawn to richer breads like our Vanilla Cranberry Loaf and this remarkable Chocolate Loaf with Cream Cheese Glaze.
Chocolate Loaf with Cream Cheese Glaze
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F
In a large bowl whisk together sour cream, oil, eggs and vanilla. Set aside.
In another bowl mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, baking soda and chocolate chips.
Add dry mixture to wet mixture until combined.
Pour into a parchment sheet lined loaf pan.
Bake for 60-65 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
*Modified from Food Network
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
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Preheat oven to 350F
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In a large bowl whisk together sour cream, oil, eggs and vanilla. Set aside.
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In another bowl mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, baking soda and chocolate chips.
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Add dry mixture to wet mixture until combined.
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Pour into a parchment sheet lined loaf pan.
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Bake for 60-65 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
For the cream cheese glaze you can make this Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing or a simple cream cheese glaze recipe. Then, add some red food colour to your icing to make a vibrant pink – perfect for Valentine’s Day
- 1/2 pkg 4 oz Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/8 cup butter softened
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 2-3 cups icing sugar depending on desired textured
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In a stand mixer cream together cream cheese, butter, and lemon juice until all ingredients are combined.
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Add 1 cup of sugar and blend.
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Continue to add each cup of icing sugar mixing to ensure fully blended.
Whether you are marking this to have as a snack or serving it as dessert you are sure to love this moist, delicious chocolate loaf. Change the fat content in the sour cream to modify the number of calories.
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This looks really moist and tasty. Perfect with a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate on a cold winter’s days!
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This looks delicious and like a perfect treat for Valentine’s Day! Pinned!
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Oh my! That looks simply amazing! I love that you used pink frosting for valentine’s day!
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This looks delicious! I love how the cream cheese glaze is pink!
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That looks so good, but it’s the glaze that does me in. I’d love to try it!
There’s nothing there that doesn’t look good. I could go for some right now!
Yum! I love using cream cheese in my frosting it makes it so rich but light too.
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My grandmother made a chocolate bread that was similar to this. I have to try baking this!
Yummy! That looks really good and you can never go wrong with chocolate. Love that it has the cream cheese icing.
Delicious! Just in time for Valentine’s Day!