Chocolate Nut Bread

Name: Chocolate Nut Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 mini loaves.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 5 eggs; 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups cake flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup chopped walnuts, optional

You can't go wrong with my grandmother's chocolaty bread recipe. It tastes as yummy as it looks...it's my most-requested special-occasion bread...and it never lasts long at bake sales.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
5 eggs
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, chocolate and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in nuts if desired.
Pour into four greased 5x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 251 calories, 11g fat (7g saturated fat), 78mg cholesterol, 214mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

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manga

Jan 6, 2016

It wasn't very sweet. Sort of bland.. Not enough chocolate. I added more chocolate squares but still not enough of a chocolate taste. I threw in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips in the batter. It turned out okay. Don't waste your time. It was a waste of 2 sticks of butter, 5 eggs and buttermilk.
HOGWriter

Aug 1, 2013

I used those cute little ceramic bread dishes you see at the holidays. Even after measuring them, the amount of batter filled all four to the top. I should have known better, but proceeded anyway. Batter rose over the top, down the sides, and burned onto the bottom of the oven. The breads however, turned out great - not heavy or overly sweet. So caution to those of you out there who might also like to use decorative bake ware like me - you may need FIVE mini baking dishes (and Do NOT fill loaves to the top.)