Name: Chocolate hummingbird loaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 cup self-raising flour; 2 tablespoon baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1/2 cup desiccated coconut; 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 eggs, beaten; 100 gram milk chocolate, melted; 1 cup grated carrot; 225 gram crushed pineapple, drained; Icing; 250 gram cream cheese, chopped; 100 gram milk chocolate, melted, cooled; 1 cup icing sugar, sifted

Chocolate hummingbird loaf

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Serves 12

Prep

20M

Cook

45M

Total

1H 5M

Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour

2 tablespoon baking cocoa

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

1/2 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs, beaten

100 gram milk chocolate, melted

1 cup grated carrot

225 gram crushed pineapple, drained

Icing

250 gram cream cheese, chopped

100 gram milk chocolate, melted, cooled

1 cup icing sugar, sifted

Method

Chocolate hummingbird loaf

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

2.Sift flour, cocoa, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda together into a large bowl. Stir in coconut and walnuts.

3.In a large jug whisk sugar, oil and eggs together. Whisk in chocolate. Stir carrot and pineapple through.

4.Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients. Lightly stir in pineapple mixture until combined.

5.Pour into pan, smoothing surface. Bake 40-45 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Icing

6.In a small bowl, using electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in chocolate with icing sugar until well combined. Spread over top and sides of cold cake.

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