Chocolate Peppermint Loaf
This Chocolate Peppermint Loaf is so moist and delicious! It’s so easy to make. This is the perfect Holiday breakfast/dessert for chocolate and peppermint lovers.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 437kcal
Ingredients
For Loaf:
- 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 1 C sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 C fat free sour cream
- 1 3/4 C flour
- 1/2 C hershey cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 C hershey semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/2 C crushed candy canes
Chocolate Ganache:
- 1 1/3 C hershey semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 C heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 C crushed candy canes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a loaf pan with pam spray and set aside
- Using a standing mixer, mix the butter and sugar together until combined
- Add in the eggs and sour cream and mix until combined
- In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients and mix using a whisk
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients and continue to mix on low speed until combined
- Mix in the chocolate chips, crushed candy canes and peppermint extract
- Batter will be thick so dont worry!
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 55 minutes
- Place loaf pan onto a wire rack and let it cool for 30 minutes before taking the loaf out of the pan
- minutes before the 30 minutes is up, make the chocolate ganache
- Pour chocolate chips into a small bowl
- Using a small pot, heat up the heavy whipping cream until it starts to boil
- Once slightly boiling, pour heavy whipping cream over chocolate chips and mix using a whisk until smooth
- Pour chocolate ganache over loaf and sprinkle with crushed candy canes!
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 437kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 317mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 3.3mg