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Vegetable oil, sugar, and sour cream in a glass mixing bowl.
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Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipe

This Chocolate Loaf Cake uses simple ingredients with a rich cocoa flavor and a sprinkle of chocolate chips, topped with a decadent chocolate ganache.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 296kcal
Author: Judy Wilson

Ingredients

  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1⅓ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1½ cups cake flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup chocolate chips (more if you like a lot of chocolate)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add vegetable oil, sugar, and sour cream. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each one. Add vanilla and mix.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, add cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and whisk together.
  • Add flour mixture and milk to the oil mixture alternating each two times. Mix until flour is incorporated. Add chocolate chips to the batter.
  • Pour batter into loaf pan. You can top batter with a few more chocolate chips if you like. Bake for 40-50 minutes, test the loaf with a toothpick in the center. Continue baking, adding 3 minutes at a time, until the center is baked and the toothpick comes out clean. Cover the top with tinfoil if it's getting too dark before the loaf is done.
  • Remove the loaf from the oven and let it cool in the pan. Enjoy!
  • Optional chocolate ganache glaze. Place 1/2 cup of chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Cover the chocolate chips with just enough heavy cream to the same level as the chips. Microwave until melted. Started with 20 seconds, stir and add 10 seconds at a time until melted. Pour ganache over the top of a cooled loaf.

Notes

If you're adding the ganache, make sure the cake is completely cool first so the ganache doesn’t melt into the loaf.
Cook time may vary between 40 to 50 minutes based on your oven. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean in the middle of the loaf.
Store your cake at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 337mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 86IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg