Valentine's Day recipes: Soured cream chocolate loaf - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Valentine’ s Day recipes Soured cream chocolate loaf By Eleanor Maidment - February 13, 2022 An intensely chocolatey loaf cake with a fabulous whip of soured cream frosting on top. Ellis Parrinder SERVES 10-12 150ml vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing 100g dark chocolate (50-60% cocoa solids), roughly chopped 150g plain flour 25g cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 1⁄2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1⁄2 tsp fine salt 3 medium eggs 175g soft light brown sugar 100g soured cream SOURED CREAM FROSTING 100g dark chocolate (50-60% cocoa solids), roughly chopped 100g soured cream 1 1⁄2 tbsp caster sugar 1 1⁄2 tbsp just-boiled water from the kettle Preheat the oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 31⁄2. Grease and line a 900g (2lb) loaf tin with baking parchment. Melt the chocolate in a microwave or in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, then set aside. Measure the flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a separate bowl. Set aside. Using electric beaters, whisk the eggs and sugar for 2 minutes until combined, light and aerated. Slowly trickle in the oil, beating as you go. Next beat in the soured cream, then sift in the dry ingredients and beat on a medium speed until just combined. Finally fold in the melted chocolate. Tip the mixture into the lined loaf tin. Bake for about 1 hour until a skewer inserted at the centre comes out clean. Cool completely in the tin. For the topping, heat the chocolate, soured cream and sugar in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted. Stir in the just-boiled water until glossy, then spread over the cooled cake. Allow to cool and set before slicing. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved