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Chocolate Loaf Cake with Cherries

If you’re a chocolate lover, this chocolate loaf cake is pure heaven 🍫✨ Rich, soft, and incredibly moist, filled with chunks of chocolate and juicy cherries.
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Batter:
  • 120 g butter room temperature
  • 150 g granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 120 g sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 110 ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 220 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 baking powder approx. 12 g
  • 60 g cocoa powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 150 g chopped chocolate
Filling:
  • 250 g cherries
Serving:
  • vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, beat 120 g butter (room temperature) with 150 g sugar and 2 eggs until light and fluffy (about 3–4 minutes).
  2. Add 120 g sour cream (or yogurt) and 110 ml milk. Mix well.
  3. Sift in 220 g flour, baking powder, and 60 g cocoa powder. Add a pinch of salt and mix until just combined.
  4. If the batter is too thick, add a little milk until it reaches a similar consistency as in the video. ❤️
  5. Fold in 150 g chopped chocolate.
  6. Grease and flour a loaf pan and pour in half of the batter.
  7. Sprinkle with 100 g cherries.
  8. Pour in the remaining batter and top with the remaining 150 g cherries.
  9. You can cover the cake with foil and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40 minutes.
  10. Then remove the foil and bake for another 20–30 minutes.
  11. A toothpick should not be completely dry – the cake should stay moist and fudgy.
  12. Bake for a maximum of 1 hour and 20 minutes. :)
  13. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.