Mocha Loaf Food

MOCHA BREAD (YEAST BREAD)

Steps:

• Heat the coffee and water to 110 - 130 deg F.
• Melt the chocolate chips and butter together.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer, mix 4 c flour, salt, brown sugar, yeast and cocoa powder.
• On low speed, slowly add the water and coffee.
• Mix until incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Add the chocolate/butter mixture and the egg.
• Increase the speed of your mixer to medium, add the remaining flour a couple of tablespoons at a time, until the dough forms a ball and scrapes the sides of the bowl pretty well clean.
• Knead in the mixer for 5 - 7 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Remove the dough from the bowl, knead briefly on a very lightly floured counter.
• Form the dough into a ball, place it back in the bowl, cover it with a lint free towel and let it rise until doubled in size - 45 minutes to an hour.
• Punch the dough down, shape into two round loaves. Cover and let rise again, until double, about 30 - 45 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Mix the 2 tbsp milk and the 2 tbsp melted butter in a small bowl. Brush over the tops of your loaves.
• Bake for 35 - 40 minutes.

FROZEN MOCHA MARBLED LOAF

Steps:

• Line a 9x5-in. loaf pan with foil. In a bowl, combine the cookie crumbs and butter. Press firmly onto the bottom and 1-1/2 in. up the sides of prepared pan. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add milk and vanilla and mix well. Fold in whipped cream. Spoon half of the mixture into another bowl and set aside. Dissolve coffee in hot water; fold into remaining cream cheese mixture. Fold in chocolate syrup. , Spoon half of the chocolate mixture over crust. Top with half of the reserved cream cheese mixture. Repeat layers. Cut through layers with a knife to swirl the chocolate (pan will be full). Cover and freeze for 6 hours or overnight. , To serve, lift out of the pan; remove foil. Cut into slices.

MOCHA SEMIFREDDO

Steps:

• Spray a 9 1/4 by 5 1/4 by 3-inch metal loaf pan lightly with nonstick spray. Line the pan with plastic wrap. Finely grind the cookies in a food processor. Add the melted butter and process until the crumbs are moistened. Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom of the prepared loaf pan. Refrigerate.
• Whisk 1/2 cup of sugar, egg yolks, espresso, Marsala, and salt in a large metal bowl to blend. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not allow the bottom of the bowl to touch the water). Whisk the egg mixture until it is thick and creamy and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the mixture registers 160 degrees F, about 5 minutes. Set the custard over another bowl of ice to cool completely.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the cream and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in another large bowl until firm peaks form. Using a large rubber spatula, fold the whipped cream into the custard. Spoon the mixture atop the prepared crust. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until frozen, at least 8 hours or up to 3 days.
• Unfold the plastic wrap. Invert the semifreddo onto a platter. Remove the plastic wrap. Cut the semifreddo into 1-inch slices and serve.

MOCHA JAVA BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• Select white bread setting.
• Push Start.
• Or to Bake Bread in Your Oven; select dough or manual cycle on your bread machine.
• Once the cycle is complete, shape dough and place in a greased loaf pan.
• Allow to rise in a warm spot until the dough has doubled in size.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 35 to 45 minutes.
• Makes 1 - 1 pound loaf.

MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with coffee and sour cream, beating well after each addition. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in the chocolate, coffee and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

ULTIMATE FROZEN MOCHA

Steps:

• To a blender, add the coffee, vanilla extract, pudding powder, chocolate syrups, chocolate chips and half-and-half. Add 1 cup ice and blend until incorporated and to your desired consistency.
• Pour into your preferred glass and top with whipped cream. Drizzle with the syrups and top with the shaved chocolate.

MOCHA MINI BREAD LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl, whisk egg, oil, vanilla, applesauce, and gently add to dry ingredients.
• Add hot coffee and boiling water, mix until just blended, and let stand for about 10 minutes.
• Add chocolate chips.
• Divide batter among 4 greased mini loaf pans with parchment paper covering the bottems.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes.

MOCHA BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk or sift if the cocoa is lumpy.
• In a large bowl combine sugar and butter and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well creamed, for at least two minutes.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• Add bananas, vanilla, and coffee and beat on low speed until blended.
• Add flour mixture and combine just until moist.
• Stir in walnuts and spoon batter into a greased 8 x 4" loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack, then remove from pan.
• Cool completely on wire rack before slicing.

MOCHA BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray; dust with flour and tap out the excess.
• Combine the 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup espresso powder, the baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the granulated sugar, oil, bananas, eggs and vanilla in another large bowl until smooth. Fold in the flour mixture, a third at a time, until just combined after each addition. Fold in 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake until the bread starts to puff and is just set at the edges, about 40 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F, then continue to bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes more. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool completely, about 3 hours. Flip the bread out of the pan and place onto a serving platter.
• Just before serving, mix the confectioners' sugar with the remaining 2 tablespoons espresso powder and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl until smooth. Spread the glaze on top of the banana bread and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips.