This chocolaty loaf calls to mind pound cake, but it?s lighter and somewhat more textured. It?s great with a glass of milk, but the swirls and ganache make it fancy enough to offer with dessert wine.
Preheat oven to 350?. Butter an 8 1/2-by-4-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pan; dust with flour, tapping out excess. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder into a medium bowl.
Melt 5 ounces chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth.
Put butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar; raise speed to medium. Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two batches of milk. Mix until just combined.
Pour half of batter into melted chocolate; stir well. Alternating between remaining plain batter and the chocolate batter, drop large spoonfuls of batter into the prepared pan. When pan is filled, use a table knife to cut through mixture with a swirling motion.
Bake until a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. (If bread browns too quickly, tent with foil.) Let bread cool slightly in pan on a wire rack, about 10 minutes. Run a thin knife around edges of bread to loosen; unmold. Let cool completely on rack.
Make ganache: Put the remaining 3 ounces chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until just about to simmer. Pour cream over chocolate; stir until mixture is smooth. Let stand 10 minutes to thicken slightly. Using a small offset spatula, spread ganache over cooled cake; let stand until set, about 1 hour. Bread can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 2 days.
Was good, but a little dry. I made 3 mini-loaves, and didn't do the ganache. Doing the recipe as it's written may be better.
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Serving Size: 1 loaf (2148g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 1 | ||
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Calories: 6639 | ||
Calories from Fat: 3257 (49%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 361.9g | 483 % | |
Saturated Fat 193.5g | 968 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 111.1g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 23.8g | ||
Cholesterol 4755.4mg | 1463 % | |
Sodium 3730.8mg | 129 % | |
Potassium 2518.5mg | 66 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 747g | 220 % | |
Dietary Fiber 18.2g | 73 % | |
Sugars, other 728.8g | ||
Protein 154.5g | 221 % | |
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Calories per serving: 6639
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