Easy Chocolate Quick Bread With Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

CHOCOLATE BREAD

Steps:

• 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.

CHOCOLATE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add buttermilk; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE QUICK BREAD WITH FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat cake mix and sour cream in large bowl with mixer until blended. (Batter will be thick.)
• Reserve 1/4 cup chocolate curls for later use. Stir remaining chocolate curls into prepared batter.
• Spoon into 3 greased and floured mini loaf pans.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove bread loaves from pans to wire rack; cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese and vanilla in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually add sugar, mixing well after each addition; spread onto tops of bread loaves.
• Sprinkle with reserved chocolate curls.

EASY CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In double boiler melt chips and add heavy cream, mix until smooth take off of heat.
• In mixing bowl cream together sugar and cream cheese until smooth, slowly add chocolate mixture. Mixture will thicken up as the chocolate cools.

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• Add powdered sugar, cocoa, salt, milk or whipping cream, and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Spread over the cake or cupcakes.
• Store in the refrigerator.

EASY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat butter in a microwave-safe dish in microwave on high for 7 seconds. Transfer butter to a bowl and beat with cream cheese and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until mixture is nearly fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually stir confectioners' sugar into cream cheese mixture to make a smooth frosting. Store in refrigerator.