Chocolate Walnut Loaf Food

SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CHIP NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch standard loaf pan.
• Make the cinnamon sugar: In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon
• Make the batter: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat the eggs until frothy, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar and vanilla, beating until smooth. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the melted butter and sour cream to the egg-and-sugar mixture; beat until well combined. At low speed, add the dry mixture to the wet mixture a spoonful at a time, beating just until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Spread half of the batter in the prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with about two-thirds of the cinnamon sugar. Sprinkle with the walnuts. Top with the remaining batter, spreading evenly, then sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a knife or skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

BANANA, WALNUT & CHOCOLATE CHIP LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with baking parchment. In a large bowl, mash together the bananas and the sugar with the back of a fork. Add the eggs and mix well with an electric hand whisk until fully incorporated, then add the butter and mix for a couple mins more to blend everything together. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and fold together with a spatula, then add the walnuts and chocolate chips. Give everything one final mix before tipping into the lined loaf tin.
• Bake for 1 hr 5 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool slightly in the tin, then turn out and serve cut into thick slices, either warm or at room temperature. Any uneaten cake will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Set aside.
• In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in walnuts.
• In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

CHOCOLATE-WALNUT FILLING

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in walnuts and salt until combined. Beat in chocolate. Use immediately.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Lightly grease and cocoa pans; tap out excess cocoa.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl, using a whisk or an electric mixer, blend together sugar, egg, milk, oil and vanilla.
• Slowly add in the dry ingredients, beating just until combined.
• Stir in walnuts, chocolate chips, and dates.
• Turn batter into the baking pans, sprinkle with nuts and chocolate chips.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes for a large loaf, about 25 minutes for mini loaves or until tester inserted in bread comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes, take out of pan and cool completely on the rack.

MILK CHOCOLATE, DATE AND WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Place dates and water in a saucepan over low heat; cook for 5-10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from heat;add the soda, stir and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Grease and line a loaf pan 10cm x21cm, 7 cm deep.
• Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over simmering water, stir with a metal spoon for 5 minutes, or until chocolate is melted; remove from heat and cool.
• Using a mixer, cream butter, sugar and maple syrup until pale and creamy; add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each egg is added.
• Stir in melted chocolate.
• Sift flour over this chocolate mixture, then using a metal spoon, fold in until combined.
• Fold in the dates and walnuts, then spoon into prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until cooked when a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Allow to stand in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out to a wire rack to cool.
• Serve sliced (and buttered if you wish).