Chocolate and cinnamon loaf cake.
Not too sweet with a lovely earthy taste from the cinnamon and Little pops of chocolatey goodness.
An easy bake, great with a brew and smells AMAZING when it's cooking! Win win!
Ingredients:
For the cake -
170g unsalted butter or stork baking spread.
170g caster sugar.
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 medium eggs
180g self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
150g chocolate chips or chunks, or the kids Easter eggs you're going to hide from them and demolish.
For the icing sugar top-
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon icing sugar
Oven at 170*c 1 medium sized loaf tin greased and lined.this also makes a 10inch round cake of you don't fancy a loaf.
1 - Cream the butter and sugar together till they go light and fluffy.
2 - Mix in the vanilla and cinnamon then add the eggs one by one, mixing after each egg 3 - Fold in the flour and baking powder and finally add the chocolate chips.
4 - Bake for about 45 minutes or until cooked through, if it browns too quick in the oven just cover it with some foil.
5 - When just out the oven mix the topping ingredients together and sieve ontop of the cake.
Leave to cool and pop the kettle on.
Enjoy