Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake

Ugly Duckling Bakery

Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake

Ugly Duckling Bakery

This easy chocolate chip loaf cake is a pound cake made with classic ratios. It’s a simple dessert, afternoon tea, or indulgent breakfast.

Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake Ingredients

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flour baking powder salt butter sugar orange zest eggs vanilla extract chocolate chips

Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake

To make the batter:  1) combine dry ingredients. 2) cream the butter, sugar, and zest. 3) add eggs and vanilla. 4) mix in the dry ingredients. 5) stir in the chocolate chips.

Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake

The pound cake is called a pound cake because it's a pound of butter, sugar,  eggs, and flour. You’ll find a half-pound of each in this chocolate chip loaf cake.

Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake

Pound cakes crack. That’s consistent with the uglyducklingbakery philosophy. Don’t worry if your baking looks homemade. It will taste delicious.

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Click to find this chocolate chip loaf cake and other delicious recipes on the Ugly Duckling Bakery blog.