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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

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Makes

4 mini loaves

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.

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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.

Chocolate Nut Bread

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