Description
Moist and fluffy chocolate chip cake topped with a luscious chocolate glaze and garnished with fresh mint leaves. Perfect for birthdays, tea time, or dessert indulgence!
Ingredients
Scale
For the Cake:
- 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (300g) granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups (260g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the Chocolate Glaze:
- ½ cup (120ml) heavy cream
- 1 cup (170g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Garnish:
- Fresh mint leaves
- Additional chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan and line it with parchment paper for easy removal.
- Prepare the Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Beat in the eggs one at a time, ensuring each is fully incorporated. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients: Alternately add the dry ingredients and buttermilk to the butter mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips: Gently fold in the chocolate chips, ensuring an even distribution throughout the batter.
- Bake the Cake: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Prepare the Chocolate Glaze: In a small saucepan, heat the heavy cream until it just begins to simmer. Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips until smooth.
- Assemble and Garnish: Pour the glaze over the cooled cake, allowing it to drip down the sides. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and additional chocolate chips if desired.
Notes
- Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for 1 week.
- Tip: Toss the chocolate chips in a tablespoon of flour to prevent them from sinking to the bottom during baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 390 kcal
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
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