Super-simple chocolate loaf cake - 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 Super-simple chocolate loaf cake By You Magazine - March 31, 2019 It doesn’t get easier than this super-simple chocolate loaf cake recipe from YOU’s very own Annie Bell. The all-in-one method means you can make up this mixture in a matter of minutes, and the decoration is just as speedy and simple – but it looks seriously impressive. Chris Alack MAKES 1 X 22CM LOAF FOR THE CAKE 200g unsalted butter, softened and diced, plus extra for the tin 200g golden caster sugar 3 medium eggs 100g ground almonds 100g plain flour 25g cocoa, sifted 1 tsp baking powder, sifted 2 tbsp smooth orange juice FOR THE CHOCOLATE GLAZE 100g dark chocolate (about 70 per cent cocoa) 4 tbsp water 50g unsalted butter 2 tsp icing sugar, sifted ON TOP extra icing sugar for dusting chocolate chips for decoration 1. Preheat the oven to 190C/170Cfan/gas 5. Butter a 22cm nonstick loaf tin (about 1.3 litre capacity) and line the base with baking paper. Place all the cake ingredients in the bowl of a food processor with the metal blade attachment. Whiz on full power for 10 seconds. Do not overmix. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and process on pulse for 10 seconds until combined. 2. Transfer mixture to the tin, smoothing the surface, and bake for 50-60 minutes until risen and a skewer inserted at the centre comes out clean. Run a knife around the edge, leave to cool for 10 minutes, then turn it on to a cake rack. Peel off the base paper and leave to cool the right way up. 3. Break up the chocolate, place all the glaze ingredients in a small nonstick saucepan and gently melt together, whisking until smooth and glossy. 4. Dust the loaf with icing sugar and drizzle over the glaze, letting it run down the sides (serve any left as an extra dollop). When room temperature, scatter over the chocolate chips. Set aside for 1-2 hours for the glaze to fully set. Recipe by Annie Bell. Food styling by Clare Lewis. Styling by Sue Radcliffe. 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 6 sunshine-yellow baking recipes with golden grains May 20, 2018 Donna Hay’ s sneaky bolognese June 10, 2018 Louise Thompson’ s lower-fat sticky toffee pudding June 29, 2018 Calling all cocktail lovers – this £12 Co-op vodka is one July 23, 2018 5 delicious new baking trends to try this season August 31, 2018 People are campaigning for the return of this popular Celebrations chocolate September 27, 2018 This is the best turkey to buy for Christmas 2018 October 11, 2018 Chrissy Teigen’ s French toast with whipped honey and ricotta topping November 17, 2018 Snowy angel cake December 23, 2018 Souped up 6 delicious healthy soup recipes with calorie counts January 27, 2019 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