Name: Choc-chip orange loaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Icing; 150 gram softened butter; 2 cup icing sugar mixture, sifted; 1 tablespoon milk; grated orange zest, to decorate; 125 gram softened butter; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted; 180 gram finely chopped dark chocolate; 1/3 cup milk; 1 orange, grated zest, 1/3 cup juice

Ingredients

Icing

150 gram softened butter

2 cup icing sugar mixture, sifted

1 tablespoon milk

grated orange zest, to decorate

125 gram softened butter

3/4 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted

180 gram finely chopped dark chocolate

1/3 cup milk

1 orange, grated zest, 1/3 cup juice

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 10cm x 20cm loaf pan with baking paper.

2.Fold 3/4 cup flour and chocolate into one bowl, alternately with milk. Fold remaining flour into second bowl with juice and zest. Spoon the two mixtures alternately into pan.

3.In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla together, until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Divide into 2 bowls.

4.Bake 40-45 minutes, until cooked when tested. Cool in pan 5 minutes, before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5.To make icing, in a bowl, beat butter until pale using an electric mixer. Gradually beat in icing sugar then enough milk to make a spreadable consistency. Spread icing over cold loaf. Sprinkle with zest and serve sliced.

Use a wooden skewer to swirl the different mixtures together in the pan.
Note

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