TWD: Dressy Chocolate Loaf Cake
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
I have not been baking as much from Dorie’s Baking from My Home to Yours book as I want. I guess I been put out with the choices this past month. Or maybe I’m just being totally lazy about it.
But I see the ties turning, because for the next 3 weeks the choices are all so good (wait until you hear what is coming up for next week – yummy!) and this weeks choice was something that I been waiting to try out.
And we can thank Amy from Amy Ruth Bakes for picking this one. It was easy to do and the result was a great dense, chocolate attack of a cake. I did deviate from the original recipe a bit. I did not use the filling being called in the recipe (Raspberry preserved/jam), but instead used Nutella, because for real, ANYTHING IS BETTER in this world wtih Nutella. I did have some issues with it and for me it was the frosting, melting dark chocolate and adding sour cream sounded good when I read it in the recipe, but once I taste it, it was a no-no in my taste buds. The sour cream totally worked in the cake batter, but not in the frosting - Sorry, Dorie.
The other thing I found with it, was how hard it was to slice it into thirds to spread the filling. I just could not make the slices come out even all around, it’s like the knife had a life of its own, so my filling is all zigzaged around.
Since we had the coconut cheesecake at home, I brought this to share with my co-workers and reviews were mixed. Some like it, others felt the same as me on the frosting, but overall reviews were good.
It’s a quick and easy chocolate cake, perfect for an afternoon snack, or morning breakfast, or mid-day... or when the chocolate attack strikes you. Next time I'm totally undressing it by either skipping the frosting and just dusting it off with some powder sugar, or using a different chocolate frosting.
You can find other variations (and there are tons!) in the TWD group and the recipe over at Amy’s blog.
Reader Comments (7)
Pretty picture! I love the blue background.
I can't eat Nutella (allergic to hazelnuts) but that cake sure looks yummy!! I made a Choc/Sour Cream frosting from TCB a few years back, and although I found it "different", I really liked it. Having said that, taste is subjective and that's a good thing :o)
Beautiful photos! I used part milk chocolate in the frosting and nobody thought it was tangy, so maybe that's the way to go. Nutella would be amazing!
Holy cow that is a shiny yummy looking cake! I love it!
Mine was a plain jane cake but you have to see what I got for my birthday yesterday!!
This looks like my type of cake!! I have to go check out the recipe..i have her book but only baked 1 item in there..think it was the pear pie..
It's pictures like this that make us all wish we could reach right in for a slice. Is it just me, or does anyone else feel that way?
Even apart from your reviews, this looks stunning!!!