black coffee and chocolate bread

Las Vegas, NV
Updated on Apr 12, 2012

Who doesn't like coffee and chocolate for breakfast- it's like-"have your cake and drink it too"- This bread with dark chocolate, coffee, toasted almonds. and chocolate chip frosting with Irish whiskey should wake you up in a hurry. This was one of my dad's favorite bread desserts.

prep time 30 Min
cook time 55 Min
method Bake
yield

Ingredients

  • BREAD:
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 cup butter,softened
  • 1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips, melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup strong cold coffee (liquid)
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
  • GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 5 teaspoons whiskey or water
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make black coffee and chocolate bread

  • Step 1
    Heat oven to 350^. Grease (2) 8x5 inch loaf pans-bake 45-50 minutes or (5) 5x3-inch mini loaf pans.-bake 30-35 minutes Bread: Combine brown sugar and butter in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often until smooth and creamy. Add melted chocolate chips and eggs; continue beating until well mixed.
  • Step 2
    Add flour, applesauce,cold coffee, baking powder, soda and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; continue beating, scraping bowl if necessary,until mixture is creamy. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  • Step 3
    Spoon batter into prepared pans of your choice. Bake until center crack is dry when touched. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan/pans, to wire rack and cool completely.
  • Step 4
    Glaze: Combine chips,butter and whiskey in a heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat, stir in powdered sugar,and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Frost loaves while a little warm.

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