Today I got cake for everyone! You probably have seen me writing this sentence here before… with all the things I have baked here for the blog the last several years, I could probably have invited a whole village one afternoon for coffee and cake already. Well… cake for everyone! Yay! ;) I wanted to keep it simple today so I made an easy loaf cake. A delicious Sour Cream Hazelnut Chocolate Loaf Cake. Super juicy and chocolaty! A crowd-pleaser ;)
Almost everybody loves simple loaf cakes. Some might complain and say they are boring and old-fashioned, but then everyone always grabs them when standing around on a buffet. A small slice always ends up on the plate next to the piece of cake with buttercream layers. Just to try if it’s good. It’s the same everywhere… ;P
Fine with me. I like cakes like that and in comparison with a layered buttercream cake, they are much easier and quicker to make. If you are fancy you can add a little bit of chocolate icing on top and you got yourself a delicious dessert – which is usually easy to transport… just sayin’! Bake Sale Classics! ;)
If you have a simple cake like that it is important that you bake it right. Those cakes should never be dry! No cake should be dry, to be honest. If it starts to crumble or forms dust clouds just looking at it, most certainly nobody will have a slice. But how do you get such a cake nice and moist/juicy (or whatever you want to call it)? It is actually not difficult. Use a recipe with the right ratio for dry and wet ingredients. This one here is definitely one that follows that rule. If you add enough liquid from the beginning, the cake will contain it and stay moist for days… of course, only if you bake correctly. One important gadget to make sure of that: a cake tester! Since every oven heats differently, you should test a few minutes before the end of the baking time (stated in the recipe) to see if the cake is baked through and then take the cake out when it is ready, or let it bake a bit longer… the cake tester will tell you what to do – still liquid dough or just some moist crumbs?!
Do you have a favorite loaf cake you would like me to try? Feel free to leave me a message in the comment section at the end of the blog… now have a nice day! ;)
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
3/4 cup (175g) butter
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
1/4 cup (50g) brown sugar
5.3 oz. (150g) semi-sweet chocolate, chopped & divided
3 large eggs
1/3 cup (80g) sour cream
3 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup (160g) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (30g) cocoa powder
1.8 oz. (50g) ground hazelnut
2 tbsp. hazelnut brittle
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
For the topping:
1.8 oz. (50g) semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1.8 oz. (50g) sour cream
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. hot water
1-2 tbsp. hazelnut brittle
175g Butter
100g Zucker
50g brauner Zucker
150g Zartbitter-Schokolade, gehackt & aufgeteilt
3 Eier (L)
80g Schmand
3 EL Milch
1 TL Vanille Extrakt
160g Mehl (Type 550)
30g Kakao
50g gemahlene Haselnüsse
2 EL Haselnusskrokant
1 TL Backpulver
1/2 TL Natron
1/4 TL Salz
Für das Topping:
50g Zartbitter-Schokolade, gehackt
50g Schmand
1 EL Zucker
1 EL heißes Wasser
1-2 EL Haselnusskrokant
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Add the butter, both sugars, and half of the chocolate to a small pot and heat up until butter and chocolate are melted and well combined. Remove from the heat and let cool down. You can also do that in the microwave.
3. Add the eggs, sour cream, milk, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and mix until well combined. Add the cooled chocolate mixture and mix until well incorporated. Mix the flour with cocoa, ground hazelnut, hazelnut brittle, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and add to the large bowl – mix until just combined. Add the remaining chopped chocolate and fold in. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin, smooth out the top and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out (almost) clean. Take out of the oven and let cool down in the tin for some time, then remove carefully and let cool down completely on a wire rack.
4. For the topping chop the chocolate and add together with the sour cream and sugar to a microwave-safe bowl and heat up gently until the chocolate has melted. Stir to combine. Add the hot water and mix in. Decorate the cake with the cream and sprinkle with some hazelnut brittle. Let cool before slicing.
2. Die Butter mit den beiden Zuckersorten und der Hälfte der gehackten Schokolade in einen Topf geben und erhitzen, bis Butter und Schokolade geschmolzen sind. Vom Herd nehmen und abkühlen lassen. Man kann das Ganze auch in der Mikrowelle machen.
3. Die Eier mit dem Schmand, Milch und Vanille Extrakt in einer großen Schüssel gut verrühren. Die abgekühlte Schokoladensoße dazugeben und unterrühren. Mehl mit Kakao, gemahlenen Haselnüssen, Haselnusskrokant, Backpulver, Natron und Salz vermischen und dann zur großen Schüssel dazugeben und nur kurz unterrühren. Die restliche gehackte Schokolade unterheben. Den Teig in die vorbereitete Form füllen, glatt streichen und für 55-60 Minuten backen – mit einem Holzspieß testen, ob noch Teig kleben bleibt und erst herausholen, wenn dieser sauber herauskommt. Aus dem Ofen holen und einige Zeit in der Form abkühlen lassen, dann vorsichtig aus der Form lösen und auf einem Kuchengitter komplett abkühlen lassen.
4. Für das Topping die Schokolade hacken und dann zusammen mit dem Schmand und Zucker in eine hitzebeständige Schüssel geben. In der Mikrowelle vorsichtig erwärmen, bis die Schokolade geschmolzen ist. Das heiße Wasser dazugeben und gut verrühren. Den abgekühlten Kuchen mit der Creme bestreichen und mit Haselnusskrokant bestreuen. Bis zum Anschneiden noch etwas abkühlen lassen.
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Here is a version of the recipe you can print easily.
PrintSour Cream Hazelnut Chocolate Cake
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 1h
- Total Time: 2h
- Yield: 1
- Category: Cakes
- Cuisine: American
Description
Delicious and moist chocolate cake with some hazelnuts and hazelnut brittle. Easy peasy and a family favorite!
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Enjoy baking!