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Chocolate Olive Oil Loaf

A moist, tender chocolate loaf cake made with olive oil and fresh coffee.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup of olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup of brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup of natural unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons of espresso powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 cup of strongly brewed coffee, hot

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350° 
  • Grease a loaf pan, line with parchment paper and set aside for now
  • In a large bowl, whisk 2 large eggs with 1/2 cup of olive oil and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 
  • Add 3/4 cup of granulated sugar and 3/4 cup of brown sugar and whisk completely combined 
  • Sift 1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour, 3/4 cup of natural unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons of espresso powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of salt into the bowl and mix until mostly combined 
  • Whisk a cup of hot strongly brewed coffee into the batter
  • Transfer the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake at 350° for about an hour or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean
  • Let the cake cool in the loaf pan for about 10-15 minutes and then transfer the loaf onto a cooling rack to continue cooling