The Best Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipe

Name: The Best Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup All-Purpose Flour (1 cup all-purpose flour (spoon + level)); 1 cup Granulated Sugar (1 cup sugar); ½ cup Cocoa Powder (1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder); 1 tsp Baking Powder (1 teaspoon baking powder); ¾ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda (3/4 teaspoon baking soda); ½ tsp Kosher Salt (1/2 teaspoon kosher salt); ½ tsp Espresso Powder (1/2 teaspoon espresso powder); ½ cup Whole Milk (1/2 cup milk (whole, buttermilk, or plant-based milk substitutes at room temperature)); ¼ cup Vegetable Oil (1/4 cup oil (canola oil, vegetable oil, or melted coconut oil)); 1 piece Egg (1 large egg (room temperature)); 1 tsp Vanilla (1 teaspoon vanilla extract); ½ cup Water (1/2 cup boiling water)

The Best Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipe - Dessert (American)

40 minAmerican

Servings12

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Steps

1Prep. Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare the loaf pan by buttering and lightly dusting with cocoa powder or flour or spreading with chocolate cake goop.
2Whisk together the dry ingredients. Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder to a large bowl. Whisk until combined well.
3Stir together the wet and dry ingredients. Add the milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract to the flour mixture and stir together. Carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined.
4Bake the cake. Pour the cake batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean. See my guide for how to tell when your cake is done for more tips.
5Cool the cake. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool completely.
6Frost the cake (optional). Frost cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, if using.