I've wanted to make a chocolate loaf cake for some time now. Usually chocolate cake is reserved for desserts or more elaborate evenings but being an addict I tried to find something which could be snacked on during the day. The result is this super dark chocolate cake, sweetened only with honey and raisins and made solely with cocoa powder, so its not actually that bad for you ;) If you like sweet chocolate things, this is definitely not a good option though.
The cake ends up being quite cocoaey (bitter sweet) so if you would like to make it sweeter, add an extra 1/3 cup of sugar.
Recipe for an 8" loaf pan:
2 eggs
3/4 cups honey
2tsp vanilla
(1/3 cup sugar if you want it sweeter)
1/2 cup veg oil
1/2 milk
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups flower
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
1/2 raisins or more to taste
Butter and flour a 9" loaf pan or equivalent baking form and turn your stove to 325. Take all your wet ingredients and mix them in one bowl until they are combined. Slowly combine your cocoa into the wet ingredients until you get a yummy sticky chocolate syrup consistency and all the cocoa is absorbed. Take all your dry ingredients excluding the raisins and put them in a bowl. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients. If the mixture seems too thick add a splash of milk at the end, it should have a heavy yet smooth consistency which is slightly denser than a white cake. Add your raisins in and stir them evenly. Place into your baking tin and bake for 45 minutes, testing at 30m. with a wooden stick too see doneness.
Let the cake cool a bit as the cocoa flavour develops as it sits. Serve with a sprinkle of powdered sugar or a drizzle of honey and whipped cream.
Enjoy,
Martina
