Chocolate Mini Loaves Food

CHOCOLATE CHAI MINI-LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 3 (5 3/4x3-inch) mini loaf pans; set aside.
• Combine water and baking chocolate in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
• Combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add chocolate mixture and sour cream. Continue beating until well mixed. Add all remaining bread ingredients; beat at low speed until mixture is smooth.
• Spoon batter evenly into prepared loaf pans. Bake 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely.
• Combine all glaze ingredients except milk in bowl. Beat at medium speed, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Spread glaze over cooled bread.

GLAZED CHOCOLATE MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 5 (5 3/4x3-inch) mini loaf pans or aluminum foil pans; set aside.
• Combine brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add 1 cup melted chocolate chips, eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, applesauce, baking powder and baking soda; beat at low speed until well mixed. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
• Spoon batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake 35-42 minutes or until center crack is dry when touched. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Do not remove if using aluminum foil pans.
• Heat whipping cream in saucepan over low heat until bubbles form around edge of pan.
• Place 1 cup chocolate chips in bowl; pour hot whipping cream over top. Stir until melted and smooth. Drizzle over each loaf. Cool completely.

CHOCOLATE MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the melted chocolate chips, eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce just until moistened. Fold in miniature chips., Divide batter among five greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans, about 1 cup in each. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For glaze, combine the chocolate chips, butter and water in a saucepan; cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. Remove from the heat; stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth. Drizzle over cooled loaves.

MINI CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the insides of an 8-cup mini loaf baking pan.
• Put the butter, cocoa, coffee and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave until the butter melts, about 3 minutes. Whisk to combine and set aside.
• Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk the sour cream, vanilla and eggs until blended in a small bowl. Whisk the hot cocoa mixture into the flour mixture and then stir in the sour cream mixture until just combined. Divide the batter equally among the loaf cups.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool the loaves in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then remove from the pan and cool completely on a rack. Dust the tops of the loaves with confectioners? sugar.

CHOCOLATE CHAI MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Grease bottoms only of 3 (5 1/2x3-inch) mini loaf pans; set aside.
• Combine water and baking chocolate in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted.
• Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
• Combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy.
• Add chocolate mixture and sour cream. Continue beating until well mixed.
• Reduce speed to low; add all remaining bread ingredients. Beat until mixture is smooth.
• Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely.
• Combine all glaze ingredients except milk in small bowl. Beat at medium speed, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Glaze cooled bread.
• * You may substitute this spice blend for the chai tea latte mix. Combine 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves in a small bowl. Use 2 1/4 teaspoons in the bread and 1 teaspoon in the glaze.

MINI CHOCOLATE LOAVES

Steps:

• Melt 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips, set aside.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl combine brown sugar and butter. Beat with electric mixer until creamy. Add the melted chocolate chips and eggs,beat until well mixed. Add flour, applesauce, baking powder and soda, beat on low until creamy. By hand, stir in the remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
• Spoon batter into 5 well greased mini loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 42 minutes or until center is dry when touched.
• Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

SMALL BATCH CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• slightly adapted from Epicurious
• Note: All the chocolate flavor comes from the cocoa, so make sure you use the good stuff. I've also heard of people subbing out the water for coffee which apparently makes the cake even more chocolatey, but I haven't tried that myself.
• Heat the oven to 350°F.Lightly oil and flour pan a mini loaf pan (6×3 inches or a pan that fits 2 cups liquid) or line with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. In a liquid measuring cup, mix together the water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Combine the liquid ingredients and dry ingredients, mixing until there are no lumps.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the top springs back when pressed and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes, remove from the pan and let cool completely on the wire rack. Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE MINI-LOAVES

Steps:

• Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Generously spray the inside of a mini-loaf baking pan with the cooking spray and set aside.
• Put the butter, coffee, cocoa and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high until the butter melts, about 3 minutes. Whisk to combine.
• Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, chile powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Beat the sour cream, eggs and vanilla in a small bowl. Whisk the hot cocoa mixture into the dry ingredients; stir in the sour cream mixture, until just combined. Divide the batter equally among the loaves, filling each about ¾ of the way. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Allow the loaves to cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around each loaf to loosen, remove the loaves and let cool completely on a rack.
• To serve, dust the tops of the loaves with confectioners' sugar. If you like, cut out small hearts or other festive stencils and place them on the loaves before dusting.

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Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease five (5 1/2 x 3-inch) mini loaf pans or aluminum foil pans.
• Combine brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy, scraping bowl often. Add 1 cup melted morsels, eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, applesauce, baking powder and baking soda; beat until well mixed. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate morsels by hand. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 35 to 42 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. (Do not remove if using aluminum foil pans.)
• Combine 1/2 cup morsels, 1 tablespoon butter and water in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. Drizzle over each loaf. Cool completely.
• Glazed Chocolate Mint Mini Loaves: Omit 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in bread and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract in glaze. Add 1/2 teaspoon mint extract to bread and 1/4 teaspoon mint extract to glaze.

WHITE CHOCOLATE, CARAMEL & PUMPKIN MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Combine flour, dry pudding mix, baking powder, baking soda and spice. Beat pumpkin, sugar and sour cream in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add butter and eggs; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in nuts and caramel bits.
• Pour into 4 (5x2-1/2-inch) mini loaf pans sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool bread in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over bread.

CHOCOLATE MINI-LOAVES

Steps:

• Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Generously spray the inside of a mini-loaf baking pan with the cooking spray and set aside.Put the butter, coffee, cocoa and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high until the butter melts, about 3 minutes. Whisk to combine.Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, chile powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Beat the sour cream, eggs and vanilla in a small bowl. Whisk the hot cocoa mixture into the dry ingredients; stir in the sour cream mixture, until just combined. Divide the batter equally among the loaves, filling each about 3/4 of the way. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Allow the loaves to cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around each loaf to loosen, remove the loaves and let cool completely on a rack.To serve, dust the tops of the loaves with confectioners' sugar. If you like, cut out small hearts or other festive stencils and place them on the loaves before dusting.Source: foodnetwork.comRecipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.

CHOCOLATE MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add melted chocolate chips, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce. Fold in miniature chocolate chips. Divide batter among five greased 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pans, about 1 cup in each. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
• For glaze, combine chocolate chips, butter and water in a saucepan; cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. Remove from the heat; stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt. Drizzle over cooled loaves.