Phil's Mother's Chocolate Buttermilk Loaf

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup soft salted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 ½ cups AP flour
• 2 oz dark chocolate, chopped fine, melted
• ½ cup dark cocoa
• ¼ cup CC drinking chocolate
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
  
  

Directions for Cake

1. . Pre heat oven to 350
2. . Beat together the butter and sugar until light
3. . Beat in the eggs one at a time
4. . Stir in the buttermilk
5. . Stir in the remaining ingredients until well blended
6. . Turn into a buttered 9x5 loaf pan
7. . Bake for about 45 – 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean
8. . Allow to cool then unmold the cake from the pan
9. . Set on a rack…

Coffee Glaze: [adapted from Chocolate by Nick Malgieri]

• 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar [add more if necessary]
• 1 Tablespoon Plaza Blend coffee ground fine
• 2 Tablespoons hot water
• 3 oz semi sweet chocolate, chopped

Directions for Coffee Glaze:

• . Steep the fine coffee grounds in the water for 5 minutes then strain
• . Combine the ‘coffee’ with the confectioner’s sugar adding enough sugar to make a pourable glaze
• . Then spoon carefully over the top of the cake, spreading to cover the cake.

This recipe was developed for the Cultured Cup by Kyra Effren using an original recipe from Phil's mother

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