Easy Chocolate Loaf Cake

5 from 7 votes

An easy , delicious and super moist Chocolate Loaf Cake, with chunks of choc and a smooth topping

Course cake

Cuisine English

Keyword afternoon tea, cake, Chocolate, chocolate brownies, chocolate cake, Chocolate pound cake, easy Chocolate loaf cake

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 30

Servings

Calories 449kcal

Pre-Heat the oven to Gas 4 / 160C fan (180C non fan) / 350F
Grease and line a 2 llb / 900g loaf tin - I use those loaf liners they are fantastic
Cream your butter and sugar until light and fluffy. I use my trusty stand mixer
Next add one egg at a time beating well, don't worry if it curdles a little just keep mixing and add a tablespoon of the flour.
Next sift the self raising flour and cocoa powder and add to the mix, stirring with a spoon or spatular
In a cup add your coffee and boiling water and stir - add this to your batter mix followed by your oil and mix well
Finally add your chocolate chunks - stir well
Pop mix into tin, smooth top and bake on the middle shelf for approx. 55-60 Minutes - watch the top make sure it doesn't burn
Test with a skewer - if it comes out clean it's baked
Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack!
Next Make your topping
In a small pan add your cream and chocolate, over a gentle heat stir until melted
Remove from the heat and add a splash of cold milk
Leave aside to cool
When both your cake and your topping are COLD, spoon your chocolate topping mix on top of the cake and make sure the top is covered, it doesn't matter if it trickles down the side
Leave to set for an hour and slice and enjoy!!

**** All nutritional Information is approximate and therefore intended as a guide only