OTHER CAKES: This chocolate loaf is a good alternative to brownies, to be served at tea parties.

CHOCOLATE LOAF:

 

 

 

 

dry ingredients:

 

    1 3/4 cups all purpose flour                                    

    1 tsp. baking powder

    ½ tsp. baking soda                                                  

    ¼ tsp. salt

    1 cup cocoa powder

 

8 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened                                 

 

1 cup sugar

 

1 tsp. vanilla extract                                                    

 

2 eggs

                                   

1 cup sour cream

 

icing sugar for dusting

 

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan and line it with waxed paper cut to fit. 

 

In a large bowl and using a hand-held electric beater, cream butter, sugar and vanilla together until fluffy and light-coloured. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and beating well after each addition. Mix in sour cream.

 

Sift dry ingredients together; then add to butter mixture. With mixer set at low speed, beat flour mixture in well and scraping sides of the bowl. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 70 to 75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into middle of cake comes out clean.

 

Remove cake from oven, sit baking pan on rack for 15 minutes. Invert the pan to release cake and peel off waxed paper. Allow cake to cool completely.  Dust with sifted icing sugar to serve.