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Chocolate Loaf

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  • Servings: 32
  • Prep: 40m
  • Cook: 70m
    • The following recipe serves 32 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled but not refrigerated (= 3 squares)
  • 1⅓ cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Mix flour, soda, and salt.

  • Step 2: Cream butter, and gradually add sugar, beating in until light and fluffy.

  • Step 3: Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each.

  • Step 4: Blend in chocolate.

  • Step 5: Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, a little at a time, beating after each addition.

  • Step 6: Add vanilla (and nuts if desired) and mix in.

  • Step 7: Pour into 2 greased and floured 9"x5" loaf pans.

  • Step 8: Bake at 350' F. about 60 minutes or till cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean.

  • Step 9: Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pans and finish cooling on racks.

  • Step 10: Top with glaze if desired. Garnish with chopped nuts to taste.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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