Chocolate Mini-Loaves
Before dusting the tops of these rich, dark mini loaves with confectioners' sugar, cut out small hearts or other festive shapes from a piece of paper to make stencils, and place them on the loaves.
Yield: 8 Mini-LoavesPrep Time:
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Ingredients:
| cooking spray | |
| 1 1/2 stick | (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces |
| 1/2 cup | freshly brewed coffee |
| 1/2 cup | unsweetened dutch-process cocoa |
| 1/4 cup | milk |
| 1 1/2 cup | all-purpose flour |
| 1 1/2 cup | granulated sugar |
| 1 teaspoon | cinnamon |
| 1/2 teaspoon | chipotle chile powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon | baking soda |
| 1/4 teaspoon | baking powder |
| 1/4 teaspoon | fine salt |
| 1/3 cup | sour cream |
| 2 | large eggs, at room temperature |
| 1 teaspoon | pure vanilla extract |
| confectioners' sugar, for dusting |
Directions:
Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Generously spray the inside of a mini-loaf baking pan with the cooking spray and set aside.
Put the butter, coffee, cocoa and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high until the butter melts, about 3 minutes. Whisk to combine.
Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, chile powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Beat the sour cream, eggs and vanilla in a small bowl. Whisk the hot cocoa mixture into the dry ingredients; stir in the sour cream mixture, until just combined. Divide the batter equally among the loaves, filling each about 3/4 of the way. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Allow the loaves to cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around each loaf to loosen, remove the loaves and let cool completely on a rack.
To serve, dust the tops of the loaves with confectioners' sugar. If you like, cut out small hearts or other festive stencils and place them on the loaves before dusting.
Source: foodnetwork.com
