Rich Chocolate Loaf Cake

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"These taste almost like a brownie, they rise nice and high with a wonderful texture...this recipe makes two loaves"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening (Crisco is good)
• 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 1⁄4 cup very hot water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup sifted baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips

directions

1. Set oven to 350°F.
2. Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
3. Generously grease two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans or 6 mini loaf pans (for greasing see my Pan Release posted on this site).
4. In a large bowl cream butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until fluffy; add in eggs one at a time beating well after each addition scraping the bowl frequently.
5. Dissolve the coffee granules in hot water.
6. Sift together the flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder; add alternately with coffee and buttermilk to the creamed mixture, beating until well blended.
7. Mix in the chocolate chips.
8. Divide the batter equally between well-greased prepared baking pans.
9. Bake for 1 hour (for 9x5-in) or 40 minutes (for mini loaf pans).
10. Cool 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Reviews

[Nika The Mad Baker]

This was pretty damn amazingly awesome. I upped the vanilla to 4 tsp considering i was using imitation and i always do that when i use imitation and upped the instant coffee granules to 4 tbsp. Plus i made my own buttermilk because i forgot to defrost mine that i had in the fridge. It was insane, it burned a bit in one pan but think it was my ovens fault. Other than that, it was perfect.

 

[4-H Mom]

This was so moist and full of chocolate flavor. Great by itself. I will be making this again. Thanks for the GREAT recipe.

 

[Realtor by day, Chef by night]

I used this recipe for our Easter Bunny cake mold and it turned out great. It makes alot of batter. I was also able to get 12 egg-shaped cupcakes out of this. My 5 1/2 year old daughter had a blast decorating this all by herself- check out the photo of her with her bunny cake. It had a nice smooth, brownie/fudge-like consistency. It wasn't all dry and crumbly like some cakes are. I baked the cake for 50 minutes, cupcakes 35 minutes. This one has a nice mocha flavor which we really liked. Thanks Kittencal for another great recipe!

 

[HokiesMom]

According to my pre-teen son - "Mom! You've just got to make this again!" and that was after only one slice. It is very rich and moist and a half-slice would do well for serving to company and such. I did not have mini chips and used 1 1/2 c regular sized chips and it worked just fine. I did have to bake it 10 minutes longer than called for b/c the middle top was not cooked but it all turned out GREAT! We all could hardly wait for it to cool before sampling.