Ultimate Moist Chocolate Loaf Cake
“This recipe is so good, I’ve made it four times this month — and it never gets old!” One bite of this rich, ultra-moist chocolate loaf topped with glossy chocolate glaze, and you’ll understand why. It’s soft, fudgy, perfectly sweet, and dangerously easy to make. The kind of cake that disappears slice by slice before you even realize it!
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup hot coffee or hot water
For the Chocolate Glaze:
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a loaf pan.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add eggs, oil, buttermilk, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Slowly stir in hot coffee or water until fully combined (batter will be thin).
- Pour into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 45–55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
- For glaze: heat cream and butter until warm, pour over chocolate chips, stir until smooth.
- Pour glaze over cooled cake and let set before slicing.
Soft, rich, and completely irresistible 
Yum