Chocolate bread is just chocolate cake baked into a loaf of bread. This bread-like cake is suitable for breakfast or any other occasion. It’s simple to make delicious homemade bread. Wonderful treat that will fill your house with the most delicious chocolate scent.
Why is Chocolate Bread good for you?
- Satisfies chocolate cravings: Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean giving up your sweet taste. Natural sweeteners and cacao powder are combined in this fast bread to satisfy any appetite.
- Easy to make: This quick bread is finished in under 2 hours, with the majority of the oven time being hands-off!
- Healthy: This chocolate bread substitute’s nutritious grain flour and unrefined sugar for the empty calories found in processed white flour and refined sugar.
- Cacao powder and dark chocolate include disease-fighting antioxidants and heart-healthy flavonoids, which make them super foods.
Ingredients
*175 grams (1 and 1/4 cup) plain flour or all-purpose flour
*40 grams (1/2 cup) cocoa powder
*1 teaspoon baking soda
*1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
*90 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
*50 grams (1/4 cup) caster sugar or granulated sugar
*1/2 cup butter
*1 teaspoon vanilla extract
*2 large eggs
*180 ml (3/4 cup) buttermilk
*110 grams (3/4 cup) chocolate chips
Tools required
- A hand mixer is required to blend the butter and sugar together. In a large mixing bowl, place the needed amount of room temperature butter and the required amount of sugar. Using the hand mixer, cream the two components together.
- Sifter: Sift all of the dry ingredients to get rid of any lumps.
- Bowls: You’ll need two large mixing bowls to combine the wet and dry components.
- Spatula: This recipe need buttermilk. So when adding buttermilk it is better to use a spatula or wooden spoon to avoid over-mixing the batter.
- SunBrand aluminium loaf pan, 5×9 inch: When it comes to loaf pans, aluminium is the material of choice for any baker. SunBrand loaf pans have a lid/shutter that holds the batter’s shape and produces a lovely baked bread.
- Cooling wire rack: After the chocolate bread has finished baking, let it cool in the loaf pan for 15 minutes. Then you’ll need a wire rack to properly chill the chocolate bred.
- Shortening/cooking spray: Nobody wants their delicious bread to cling to the bottom of the pan, so use shortening or cooking spray. When removing the bread from the pan, oil the loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray to prevent it from adhering to the bottom.
How do you bake?
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Then, SunBrand Commercial Loaf pan should be greased and lined.
Step2:
Sift the cocoa if it has lumps, then add the flour, both sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Step 3:
Melt the butter in a large mixing dish in 20-second spurts, stirring in between. In a small bowl, whisk together the vanilla and eggs.
Step 4:
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients and buttermilk. Using a spatula or a wooden spoon, fold the ingredients until it is barely incorporated.
Step 5:
Add the chocolate chips (1/2 cup) to the batter now.
Step6:
Pour the mixture into the SunBrand bread box and top with more chocolate chips. Bake for 45 minutes at 350°F.
Step7:
Allow to cool completely before serving.
What to do if you don’t have buttermilk?
Your Chocolate Bread will be delicious and fluffy, thanks to the buttermilk. You can make your own if you don’t have any on hand by mixing 1 tablespoon white vinegar with 1 cup full fat or whole milk (you only need 3/4 cup for this recipe). This substitute works well for this recipe just like buttermilk.
What is the best Cocoa powder for Chocolate Bread?
Dutch Cocoa Powder is the ideal cocoa to use since it gives the bread a darker color, a mellow flavor, and makes it easier to dissolve in liquids.
How to store Chocolate Bread?
Chocolate loaf cake / chocolate bread should be stored in an airtight container and kept in a cool location, such as the pantry or countertop. This bread can also be freezed to store for a long time. It’s best to slice it up and wrap each slice in plastic wrap individually before freezing them all in an airtight container for up to 2 months.
It’s great at room temperature or warmed up, and it’s even better topped with salted butter or ice cream for a sumptuous dessert. To toast it, melt a little butter in a frying pan and cook it for a minute or two on each side before serving with ice cream.