Need a chocolate fix?! Try my easy Chocolate Bread. A delicious homemade cake that’s quick, easy and oh-so-chocolately! No electric mixer needed.
Are there two sweeter words than Chocolate Bread? 💕
I’m completely obsessed with this gorgeous Chocolate Bread made from scratch. It’s soft, tender and filled to the brim with chocolate chips.
Cut into thick slices for an impressive chocolate treat!
One of the most popular recipes on Sweetest Menu is my Chocolate Banana Bread. So when I had the idea of developing a pure Chocolate Bread recipe, I knew just where to start.
And the best part is you don’t have to wait until you have spotty bananas sitting in your fruit bowl to get your chocolate fix.
This simple mix and stir recipe is quick and easy but proves to be quite a decadent treat.
Some of my most favourite things to bake don’t require much effort – and this Chocolate Bread is no exception. You don’t need an electric mixer, nor any extravagant ingredients.
But the results are undeniable. This cake is moist, tender and guaranteed to satisfy your chocolate cravings. It’s not too sweet, so you can enjoy a piece of morning tea or afternoon tea.
How to make Chocolate Bread
- This is an easy mix and stir recipe. You don’t need an electric mixer.
- Start by combining your dry ingredients – plain flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.
- Then add your sugars – we add both caster sugar and brown sugar. If you don’t have any caster sugar, you can use granulated sugar instead.
- Next, we have to melt the butter in the microwave. Give it a stir until you get rid of all the lumps. If you butter gets too hot, just set it aside to cool a little.
- Then add your eggs and vanilla to your butter mixture.
- Finally, add your butter mixture to your dry ingredients, along with your buttermilk.
- Buttermilk will ensure your Chocolate Bread is lovely and soft. If you don’t have any on hand, you can make your own but adding 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of full fat or whole milk (but you only need to use 3/4 cup for this recipe). I have tried this recipe using this buttermilk substitution and it works well.
- Stir until chocolate batter forms – no need to over mix though. Then throw in some chocolate chips.
- Transfer batter to a loaf pan and then sprinkle over a few extra chocolate chips on top.
- Bake Chocolate Bread until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, around 45-50 minutes.
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Let’s Bake
Chocolate Bread
An easy one bowl Chocolate Bread filled with chocolate chips.
Ingredients
- 175 grams (1 and 1/4 cup) plain flour or all purpose flour
- 40 grams (1/2 cup) cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 90 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
- 50 grams (1/4 cup) caster sugar or granulated sugar
- 115 grams (1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 180 ml (3/4 cup) buttermilk*
- 110 grams (3/4 cup) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Grease and line your 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with baking or parchment paper. Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add sugars and gently stir.
- In the microwave, heat the butter in a large heatproof bowl until just melted, stirring in between 20 second bursts. Add your vanilla and eggs to your butter and whisk gently until combined.
- Make a well in the middle of your dry ingredients, add wet ingredients along with buttermilk. Very gently fold the mixture using a spatula or wooden spoon until the mixture is just combined – be careful not to over mix. Add 75 grams (1/2 cup) of chocolate chips to the batter.
- Pour mixture into prepared tin and sprinkle extra 35 grams (1/4 cup) of chocolate chips on top. Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
*Buttermilk: You can make your own buttermilk by adding 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of regular, whole or full fat milk. Leave for a minute or two and then use as normal. Note you only need 3/4 cup of milk for this recipe.
Seema Gajria says
Hey. Love you recipes. Please can you suggest if I need to make tour recipes without egg, can I make it? What do I add instead of eggs.
Rely love them.
Jessica Holmes says
Hi Seena, thank you! I’m sorry I haven’t tried this recipe without eggs, but you can find all my Eggless Desserts here.
annie says
So, can I make this recipie with gluten free flour? Thank you 🙂
Jessica Holmes says
Hi Annie, I haven’t tried this recipe with gluten free flour. But if you can find a gf plain flour that says it can subbed 1:1 with regular flour, it should be ok!
James says
You can make 1 cup buttermilk by adding 1 TBLSP white vinegar to 1 cup whole milk. Hope this helps you answer.
Saleha says
Hi Jessica, thank you for your recipe. Can you share how you store the bread and for how many days?
Jessica Holmes says
Hi, you can store it in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days, or you can freeze any leftovers.
Alicia says
Easy to make and delicious. I sliced and layered with vanilla mousse and raspberry sauce!
★★★★★
Jessica Holmes says
That sounds amazing! What a great idea!
Celeste Joy Ragel says
Made it for the first time last night. My boys and my MIL devoured it this morning for breakfast. 😅
Thank you so much for the recipe. We all loved it. It didn’t taste very sweet and it is so moist. I’m really happy to have found your website. Sending hugs from Germany. Have a great weekend to everyone.
★★★★★
Jessica Holmes says
Yes! Love hearing that Celeste! Thank you for the lovely feedback.
Afaaz says
Hello Jessica just discovered ur page and I am loving it ! So just wanted to say wanted to try this recipe but the problem is can I not use brown sugar then what can I use instead thank you ❤️
Jessica Holmes says
Hi! You can use caster sugar or granulated sugar if needed.
Michele says
Delicious but not sweet at all! I even measured with grams, but once I tasted the cake batter I really didn’t taste much sweetness so I added 2 extra tablespoons of brown sugar. Even that didn’t make it overtly sweet. Very decadent with subtle chocolate and sweetness. However, I did substitute oil for butter and Greek yogurt for buttermilk. Even with substitutions (that was all I had at home) it was very moist!
★★★★★
Jessica Holmes says
So glad you enjoyed it Michele! You are right, it’s not overly sweet. The sweetness will also depend on the cocoa you use, as they can vary in bitterness.
Vesna says
Instead of buttermilk any replacement
Thank you
Jessica Holmes says
Hi Vesna, see the recipe notes for an easy way to make your own buttermilk at home.
Diana's first Chocolate Bake says
Absolutely delicious, I accidently ended up pouring the whole cup of my home made buttermilk, then took a little longer in the ove, but it still turned out amazing. 🤤🤤
★★★★★
Jessica Holmes says
That’s awesome! Well done!
Mary says
Does this recipe call for salted butter ?
Jessica Holmes says
Hi Mary, you can use either. If you use salted butter, you can omit any extra salt, or if you use unsalted, add a pinch of salt to the batter. I’ve updated the recipe to reflect this.
Kadi Startup says
First off all! Mix and stir! Easy!
But it makes such a lush rich, moist cake. Warmed up even better, perfect with vanilla ice cream. Husband said this one has to stay in the rotation!
My new favourite baking site!
Jessica Holmes says
Yay! So glad you enjoyed it Kadi! Love the idea of pairing it with ice cream.
Dulce Creativo says
Lo he visto en Instagram y me ha encantado! Muchas gracias por la receta! 🙂😘🙋
Jessica Holmes says
Yay! So glad you like it!
Stela says
Hello i love the recipe and i really want to try it but in greece we dont have buttermilk? Can i use milk instead or cream?
Thank you
Jessica Holmes says
Hi Stela, you want the acidity of the buttermilk, so I’d either make your own by adding a little white vinegar or lemon juice to whole milk or using half milk, half sour cream or Greek yogurt. Hope that helps!
Mery Martinez says
Delicious!! My family loves this chocolate bread !! 💕
★★★★★
Jessica Holmes says
Yay! Love hearing that Mery!
Sam says
Hi
Can I add oil instead of butter
Jessica Holmes says
You could try!
Anu says
Can I do this without chocolate chips?
Jessica Holmes says
Absolutely!
Paridhi says
Could you please tell me what is the substitute for egg
Jessica Holmes says
Hi, I haven’t tried without egg I’m sorry!
Brittany Schroeder says
Flax seed works as an egg substitute! 🙂