QUADRUPLE CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE
"This cake is not named for the bypass you might feel you'd need after eating it, but in honour of the four choc-factors that comprise its glory: cocoa to make the cake; chocolate chips or morsels to fold into it; a chocolate syrup to drench it once out of the oven; flakily sliced dark chocolate to top it before slicing. I love this for tea, even for weekend breakfast, or late at night when its melting squidginess tends to fall darkly on to my white sheets - and I don't care. It's always wonderful as a pudding: put it on the table, ready to slice, alongside a bowl of strawberries and another of creme fraiche. Photo by James Merrell...."
INGREDIENTS
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For the cake:
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1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
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1 1/2 cups superfine sugar
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1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
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2 large eggs
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1/2 cup sour cream
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1/2 cup boiling water
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1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
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For the syrup:
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1 teaspoon cocoa powder
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1/2 cup water
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1/2 cup superfine sugar
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1 oz bittersweet chocolate
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