Chocolate cake with creamy icing
Description
Chocolate lover's banana bread
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees with the rack in the center. Grease and flour a loaf pan. In a small saucepan, combine butter, cocoa powder, salt, and water; place over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the butter melts. Remove from heat and set aside.
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Step 2
2. Add flour, sugar, and baking soda to a large bowl, mix well. Add half of the butter mixture and beat. The mixture will be very thick. Add the remaining butter mixture and beat again.
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Step 3
3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat with sour cream and vanilla extract until smooth.
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Step 4
4. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
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Step 5
5. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove it onto a plate. Let it cool completely before applying the glaze.
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Step 6
6. To make the glaze, place chopped chocolate and agave nectar in a bowl. Mix cream and sugar in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves completely. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and whisk until the chocolate melts.
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Step 7
7. If the glaze is too runny, let it sit for a minute to thicken.
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Step 8
8. Pour the glaze over the cake. Cut into pieces and serve.