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Chocolate Fudge Loaf

This Chocolate Fudge Loaf is chocolatey, rich and moist and such an easy recipe to bake
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Course: Sweet Treat
Cuisine: Western
Keyword: chocolate fudge loaf, easy baking recipes, easy fudge loaf
Servings: 8
Calories: 787kcal

Ingredients

  • 150 gram butter
  • 150 gram chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon coffee granules
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 1&1/2 cup cake flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk

Chocolate Ganache

  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup fresh cream

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease a loaf pan and line the bottom of the pan, leaving some baking paper overlapping the sides of the pan for easy removal
  • Place the chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 50 seconds, or a little longer, just until the chocolate starts to melt. Remove from the microwave and mix with a whisk, until smooth
  • Mix the coffee with the hot water and add to the bowl. Add the sugar and mix well, still using the whisk
  • Add the eggs, one at a time and whisk.
  • Sift in the cocoa and mix. Sift in the remaining dry ingredients and slowly add the buttermilk. Do not overmix
  • Pour the batter into the line pan and bake in the oven for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
  • Allow the cake to stand for 10 minutes. Remove gently from the pan and allow it to cool on a wire rack. Once cooled completely spread the chocolate ganache on top

Chocolate Ganache

  • Heat the fresh cream in a saucepan, on the stovetop just until it's hot. Do not let it come to a boil
  • Place the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and pour the hot cream over. Place in the microwave for 30 seconds, remove and whisk well until smooth
  • Allow the ganache to stand for 20 minutes, it will thicken. You can use this to decorate the loaf.

Notes

  1. I have used Bournville dark chocolate in my cake batter and I used chocolate chips for the ganache. They both worked well. The experts do not recommend eating chocolate for ganache but rather baking chocolate. Eating chocolate apparently gets grainy and doesn't allow a smooth ganache. I have used the chocolate chips and it worked fine.
  2. I wouldn't recommend substituting the buttermilk but if you must then you can use some yogurt but add some water to it so it's not too thick.

Nutrition

Calories: 787kcal | Carbohydrates: 117g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 227mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 563IU | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 2mg