Dark Chocolate and Almond Breakfast Loaf Cake
This Dark Chocolate and Almond Breakfast Loaf Cake is extra chocolate-y, moist, full of flavor, and super simple to make! It's the perfect loaf to bake for breakfast, brunch, dessert...whenever!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all purpose flour*
- ¼ cup natural process cocoa powder
- ¼ cup almond flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup almond paste firmly packed
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 cup whole almonds
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Spray an 8 inch x 4 inch loaf pan with baking spray. Set aside.
- Spread almonds on a baking sheet.
- Bake until heated through and lightly toasted, about 5-6 minutes.
- When cool, roughly chop. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- With an electric mixer, beat almond paste, butter, and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Continue beating until smooth.
- Mix in milk.
- Add flour mixture.
- Mix only to combine.
- Stir in almonds and chocolate chips.
- Spoon into prepared pan.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until cake tests done.
Notes
*This recipe was written using an average of the dip and sweep method for measuring flour and the spoon and level method. If you are using a scale, you will need to add 3/4 oz or 22 g to the measurement for each cup of flour.
- It's best to use finely sifted almond flour for this recipe.
Make sure you have natural process cocoa and NOT dutch process or sweetened cocoa.
The ingredients incorporate better when all are room temperature.
You can chop the almonds using a knife or a small food processor.
Be careful to not over-mix the batter!
When baking, if you're unsure if it's done, use a cake tester or toothpick! Insert in the center of the loaf and, when you pull it out, it should come clean.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 427kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 10gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 185mgPotassium: 259mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 481IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 128mgIron: 2mg
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.