I had a bit of a dilemma when I was designing this recipe. I wanted to make a double chocolate loaf cake BUT... it's January. I'm trying to be healthier, most people are. Is it really a good time to be posting double chocolate cake?!
So, I fiddled about with the recipe to try and make it a bit less indulgent and was really pleased with the result when I added porridge oats. The oats in this cake made it a denser, more filling cake, so a single slice is all you need. You still get a delicious chocolate hit from the cocoa and the chocolate chips too! Everything's automatically healthy if it has oats in. I'm pretty sure that's the rule...
I had a slice with a cup of tea, whereas my husband really enjoyed a big thick slice with hot custard (slightly undoing my attempt to up the healthiness of the recipe!) I think it would make a great after school treat. A slice could probably be split between two children and easily keep them going until teatime!
Make Oaty Double Chocolate Loafcake
(serves 8)
75g butter
75g dark chocolate
250g self-raising flour
125g caster sugar
2 eggs
150ml milk
60g oats
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp cinnamon
250g self-raising flour
125g caster sugar
2 eggs
150ml milk
60g oats
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla essence
Method
1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl, including the oats, until they are well combined.
2. Melt the butter, pour into a jug and mix the eggs, vanilla essence and milk into it.
3. Make a space in the centre of the dry ingredients and tip the liquid into it.
4. Mix it together gently until it's combined but not smooth. It should be thick and quite lumpy, but with no loose flour at the bottom.
5. Melt the chocolate and stir into the mixture.
6. Add the chcolate chips and stir through gently. You will have quite a thick mixture at this point.
2. Melt the butter, pour into a jug and mix the eggs, vanilla essence and milk into it.
3. Make a space in the centre of the dry ingredients and tip the liquid into it.
4. Mix it together gently until it's combined but not smooth. It should be thick and quite lumpy, but with no loose flour at the bottom.
5. Melt the chocolate and stir into the mixture.
6. Add the chcolate chips and stir through gently. You will have quite a thick mixture at this point.
7. Transfer into a greased or lined loaf tin.
7. Put it in a pre-heated oven at 190 (180 fan), Gas mark 5, for about 35-40 mins or until a knife comes out clean.
7. Put it in a pre-heated oven at 190 (180 fan), Gas mark 5, for about 35-40 mins or until a knife comes out clean.
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