Interesting quick bread to share: Cappuccino Bread w/ Shaved Chocolate

[ljt2r]

I just made this for my playgroup and thought it was really tasty and unique. Not that there is anything wrong with bananas, berries, pumpkin and zucchini, but if you want to try something different I recommend it. Pics, such as they are (I had to take the pictures before slicing) are here.

Cappuccino Bread with Shaved Chocolate

Adapted from 1001 Muffins, Biscuits, Doughnuts, Pancakes, Waffles, Popovers, Fritters, Scones and Other Quick Breads by Gregg R. Gillespie

Ingredients

2 cups (252 g) minus 2 t AP flour (just measure and then toss the 2 t back into the flour container)
2 t natural cocoa powder, sifted
½ t salt
¾ cup + 1 T sugar (I used vanilla sugar)
2 ½ t baking powder
¾ cup shaved semi sweet chocolate
2 t instant espresso
1 large egg
½ cup melted unsalted butter, cooled
1 cup scalded milk, cooled
1 t vanilla
1 t Godiva chocolate liquor (or chocolate extract)
Coarse sugar for sprinkling on top

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly grease and flour a 9X5 loaf pan.

Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, instant espresso and sugar. Set aside.

Beat the egg, butter and milk until foamy. Unlike most quick bread recipes, I did this stage in my mixer to in order to really get it foamy. Combine the wet and dry mixes—before they are totally mixed, fold in the shaved chocolate as well. Do not overmix.

After spooning the batter into the prepared loaf pan, sprinkle the bread with coarse sugar. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean (except for melted chocolate and/or a few crumbs) and the top is golden. Let cool in the pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes before removing and cooling completely on the rack.

[applecrisp]

Thanks so much for posting the recipe -- it sounds so good. Certainly peaked my interest.... cappucino, chocolate. Nuff said.

I don't have any chocolate liquor, or chocolate extract (don't think I've seen it, but not saying I've ever looked). I need to find some chocolate liquor. Is Godiva the only one makes it. I am going to look for it this weekend.

Time to get the mxing bowls out..... thanks again!

[ljt2r]

You could probably get by without it. The recipe called for chocolate extract to which I said WTF? and decided to haul out the Godiva. ALSO, the recipe did not orig call for the cocoa powder, I used that as well to boost my lack of extract (and added 1 tablespoon sugar to offset any bitterness), so the cocoa powder might be enough.

[applecrisp]

Thanks for the info. Since its only a teaspoon, I think I'll go without it, unless I can get a small bottle. I might try using Kahlua instead? I have that.


Thanks again.