{"id":1348,"date":"2026-01-28T17:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:07:30","slug":"chocolate-loaf-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/chocolate-loaf-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE<\/h1>\n<h2>INGREDIENTS<\/h2>\n<h3>DRY INGREDIENTS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>WET INGREDIENTS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>OPTIONAL<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>PREPARATION<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Line a loaf pan with parchment paper or grease it well.<\/li>\n<li>Bring all ingredients to room temperature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>DIRECTIONS<\/h2>\n<h3>1. MIX DRY INGREDIENTS<\/h3>\n<p>In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.<br \/>\nSet aside.<\/p>\n<h3>2. MIX WET INGREDIENTS<\/h3>\n<p>In a separate bowl, whisk sugar and eggs until slightly pale.<br \/>\nAdd oil, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.<\/p>\n<h3>3. COMBINE<\/h3>\n<p>Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture.<br \/>\nMix gently until just combined.<br \/>\nFold in chocolate chips if using.<\/p>\n<h3>4. BAKE<\/h3>\n<p>Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.<br \/>\nBake for 40\u201350 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.<\/p>\n<h3>5. COOL<\/h3>\n<p>Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.<br \/>\nTransfer to a wire rack to cool completely.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>INSTRUCTIONS AND TIPS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not overmix the batter to keep the cake soft.<\/li>\n<li>You can replace milk with yogurt for a richer texture.<\/li>\n<li>Store covered at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerate for longer freshness.<\/li>\n<li>This cake can be served plain or topped with chocolate glaze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE INGREDIENTS DRY INGREDIENTS 1 1\/2 cups all-purpose flour 1\/2 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 1\/2&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1350,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions\/1350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}