Description
A delightful chocolate loaf cake with a hidden heart center, perfect for family gatherings or a cozy evening treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cups cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp pink food coloring
- Additional vanilla (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
- Cream the softened butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time and mix in the vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients with the buttermilk, starting and ending with dry ingredients.
- Set aside a third of the batter and mix in pink food coloring until even.
- Pour a third of the chocolate batter into the loaf pan and gently press the pink batter in the center.
- Cover the heart with the remaining chocolate batter and smooth the top.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
For a deeper pink heart, add more food coloring gradually. Make sure to chill the pink batter slightly before inserting it into the chocolate batter to retain its shape.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: chocolate cake, family dessert, hidden heart cake, loaf cake, sweet treats