A Moist Chocolate Loaf Cake sounds perfect for any occasion! Here’s a simple recipe that results in a rich, tender, and incredibly moist cake. Let’s get baking!
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- ¼ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- ½ cup boiling water
- ½ cup sour cream or Greek yogurt (for extra moisture)
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional, but adds great texture!)
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan, or line it with parchment paper for easy removal.
2. Mix the dry ingredients:
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Cream the wet ingredients:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth and slightly fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add the oil (or melted butter) and sour cream (or yogurt) and continue mixing until combined.
4. Combine the dry and wet ingredients:
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, alternating with the buttermilk. Start and end with the dry ingredients.
- Mix until just combined—be careful not to overmix!
5. Add the boiling water:
- Stir in the boiling water. The batter will be thin, but that’s exactly how it should be for a super moist loaf cake.
6. Add chocolate chips (optional):
- If you’re using chocolate chips, fold them into the batter gently.
7. Bake the cake:
- Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (or with a few moist crumbs, but no wet batter).
8. Cool:
- Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
Optional Glaze (for extra indulgence!):
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan until it just starts to simmer.
- Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips until melted and smooth.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake and let it set before slicing.
Serve & Enjoy!
Slice the cake and enjoy the moist, rich chocolate goodness! It’s perfect with a cup of coffee or tea. You can even top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream if you want to make it extra decadent.
Let me know how it turns out if you give it a try!
