Sour Cream Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipes

SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease a 10x15 inch (4-4.5 quart) glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into another large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the wet mixture and sour cream to the dry ingredients and beat with an electric mixer just until well blended. Add the boiling water then stir until combined.
• Pour the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until a toothpick or knife is inserted into the center of the cake and comes out clean. Set the cake aside to cool.
• Microwave the butter in a microwave safe bowl just until melted. Stir in the semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until the chocolate is melted.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted chocolate and butter mixture, powdered sugar, sour cream, and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Spread the frosting evenly onto the cooled to room temperature cake.
• Makes 18 servings. Leftover cake should be covered tightly and refrigerated.

CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/160ºC Fan/Gas 4/350ºF Line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, sieve the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Add the brown sugar and mix with a handheld whisk until all ingredients are fully combined and uniform in colour. Make a well in the centre.
• Add the egg, sunflower oil, soured cream and freshly brewed coffee to the well. Beat for 1-2 minutes with a handheld electric whisk or with the balloon whisk fitted to a stand mixer. You can easily mix this by hand but it will take a little longer.
• When the cake batter is completely combined, tip in the chocolate chips (100g) and stir through to distribute them evenly.
• Pour the cake batter into the prepared lined 2lb loaf tin. The mixture will be very runny and this is normal.
• Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until the cake has risen slightly above the top of the cake tin and feels springy to the touch. Remove from the oven and immediately scatter the chocolate chips (75g) on top. Leave to cool in the tin for 15-20 minutes then turn out on to a wire rack to completely cool.

SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CHIP NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch standard loaf pan.
• Make the cinnamon sugar: In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon
• Make the batter: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat the eggs until frothy, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar and vanilla, beating until smooth. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the melted butter and sour cream to the egg-and-sugar mixture; beat until well combined. At low speed, add the dry mixture to the wet mixture a spoonful at a time, beating just until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Spread half of the batter in the prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with about two-thirds of the cinnamon sugar. Sprinkle with the walnuts. Top with the remaining batter, spreading evenly, then sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a knife or skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the chocolate, water sour cream, shortening, vanilla and eggs; mix well. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and baking powder; gradually add to chocolate mixture. Beat on low speed just until moistened. Beat on high for 3 minutes. , Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a large bowl, combine frosting ingredients. Beat until smooth and creamy. Spread between layers and over top and side of cake. Store in the refrigerator.

SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack one-third up from the bottom of the oven; preheat oven to 325°.
• Butter a 9x5 inch loaf pan; dust it lightly with fine, dry bread crumbs; invert pan over paper and top to shake out excess.
• Place the chocolate and instant coffee in a small mixing bowl; add in the boiling water; stir occasionally until the chocolate is melted.
• Then let stand to cool to room temperature; it is all right if the chocolate settles to the bottom.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter.
• Add in the vanilla and brown sugar; beat to mix well.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until it is thoroughly incorporated.
• On low speed gradually add the sifted dry ingredients, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula and beating only until smooth.
• Then add the sour cream and again beat only until smooth.
• Finally, stir the cooled chocolate and gradually, on low speed, beat it inches.
• The batter will be thin; pour it into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 60-75 minutes, until pick comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan for several minutes; then cover with a rack, invert pan and rack, remove pan, and let cake cool upside down.
• When the cake is cool, prepare icing.
• Icing: place the chocolate in the top of a small double boiler over hot water on low heat.
• Cover and let the chocolate melt.
• Meanwhile, place the butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, and the egg in the small bowl of an electric mixer; beat until smooth.
• Add in the warm melted chocolate; continue to beat until smooth and creamy.
• Spread the icing over the top of the cake; smooth it, or you can make deep zigzag ridges by moving a spatula or the back of a spoon through this thick, creamy icing.
• Let the cake stand for an hour or so until the icing is set (if you refrigerate this cake, the icing will become firm fudge candy).