Chocolate Cinnamon Bread With Sugar Crust

Submitted by swirlycinnacakes

"Even the name sounds delicious..."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1 pinch ground cloves

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F and thoroughly grease a 9×5? loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, waiting until the previous egg has been completely incorporated before adding the next.
3. In a medium bowl, sift together all purpose flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
4. In a measuring cup, whisk together buttermilk, water and vanilla extract.
5. Working in two or three additions, alternately add the flour mixture and the buttermilk mixture to the sugar mixture. Begin and end with an addition of the flour mix.
6. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
7. In a small bowl, whisk together topping ingredients: sugar, cinnamon, cocoa powder and ground cloves. Sprinkle evenly on top of the loaf cake.
8. Bake at 350F for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Allow cake to cool in pan for 10-15 minutes, then run a knife around the edge and turn out onto a wire cooling rack.
10. Cool completely before slicing.

Reviews

[under12parsecs]

Lovely moist, cake-like loaf. Lots and lots of chocolate flavor! I love the depth that the cinnamon adds. I replaced the water with coffee to further deepen the flavor and added walnuts. Perfect with a cup of coffee!

 

[pennasnowgirl]

Made this this am. Everyone loves it. Tastes wonderful. Enjoying greatly. However we are a cake in a bread pan. Still will definitely make again