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Choco Butternut Loaf

Making these incredible loaf cake comes in three stages. First is the chocolate cake and then you do the ganache and lastly the butternut coating.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Chilling Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butternut, chocolate, chocolate cake, loaf
Servings: 2 Loaves
Calories:
Author: Mia

Ingredients

For Chocolate Cake/Loaf

  • 2 cups sugar
  • cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup dutch cocoa powder not the drinking cocoa powder
  • tsp baking powder
  • tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup hot water
  • ½ tsp coffee

For Chocolate Ganache

  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1 cup whipping cream

For Butternut Toppings

  • 2 cups desiccated coconut/ ground fine almond powder finer is better
  • 2 tbsp melted butter
  • ¼ cup powder sugar
  • 2 drops orange food coloring
  • ½ tsp nutmeg powder

Instructions

Making the chocolate cake/loaf

  • Preheat oven to 190˚C.Prepare and grease loaf pan.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, and oil the whisk together.
  • In a small bowl mix hot water and coffee and pour in to the batter. Whisk until well incorporated but do not over-mix. NOTE: batter should be runny.
  • Pour in the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes. When done baking, remove from oven and let it cool down before removing from the loaf pan.

Making the chocolate ganache

  • Boil water in a medium size pot, In a stainless bowl (bigger than the pot), pour whipping cream and place the bowl on the pot with boiling water.
  • When the whipping cream starts to simmer, remove from heat and pour in the dark chocolate chips. Let sit for 5 minutes or until dark chocolate is completely melted. When chocolate is melted mix to incorporate. Set aside

Making butternut coat

  • Add all the ingredients into a medium bowl.
    Work the mixture until well combined and all of the coconut and almond powder are colored. Spread the mixture onto a baking sheet and dry bake for 10 minutes at 140°C. NOTE: Mix halfway to avoid burning the coconut.

Assembly

  • Place the chocolate cake/loaf in a serving dish and spread the ganache evenly on the cake. Coat with the butternut until whole cake is covered. Place in the refrigerator and chill for 1 hour. Serve and Enjoy! Bon appetit!