Chocolate-Cinnamon Bread

This recipe makes 2 loaves of chocolate-cinnamon bread with a pound cake-like texture and an extremely rich, indulgent flavor.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 322 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 5 large eggs, at room temperature
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.25 cup water
• 1.5 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1.25 cups Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.

Step 2

Sift flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together into a bowl. Whisk buttermilk, water, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl.

Step 3

Combine butter and sugar in a third, large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until egg is completely incorporated. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk mixture, beating batter briefly after each addition until just blended. Divide batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.