Chocolate Mini-Loaves
Half brownie, half cake...these Chocolate Mini-Loaves are the perfect dessert for any chocolate lover! Moist, full of chocolate flavor and topped with a smooth chocolate glaze...sized for a well deserved treat!
Directions
Mini-Chocolate Loaves
Servings: 8 mini-loaves
Prep time: 25 MCook time: 30 MTotal time: 55 M
Half brownie, half cake...these Chocolate Mini-Loaves are the perfect dessert for any chocolate lover! Moist, full of chocolate flavor and topped with a smooth chocolate glaze...sized for a well deserved treat!
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, plus extra for topping
Chocolate Glaze
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8 count mini-loaf pan with baking spray.
- Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt to a medium bowl. Whisk together until combined. Set aside.
- Add softened butter to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat until smooth.
- Add the sugar and beat until all is combined scraping down the sides when necessary.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Mix on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add half of the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- Stir in the milk. Mix until combined.
- Add remaining flour and mix until all flour is combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon or pipe mixture into the greased mini-loaf pan. Filling loaves about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 5 minutes before releasing. Let loaves finish cooling on a wire rack before decorating. Start making glaze.
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
- Add the cocoa powder and milk. Whisk together until mixture thickens slightly.
- Remove from heat and add the powdered sugar.
- Whisk together until fully combined. Thin with more milk if needed.
- Drizzle glaze over the tops of the mini loaves.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Wait until glaze hardens before storing.
Notes:
Store loaves in an airtight container in refrigerator.
You can make this recipe with a 9x5 loaf pan. Just increase cooking time to 45-50 minutes.
Calories
980.11Fat (grams)
64.33Sat. Fat (grams)
39.36Carbs (grams)
97.10Fiber (grams)
3.12Net carbs
93.99Sugar (grams)
70.50Protein (grams)
8.74Sodium (milligrams)
727.40Cholesterol (grams)
224.72