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Chocolate chip loaf cake

Chocolate chip loaf cake is a delicious light buttery cake filled with bursts of chocolate chips. A super easy recipe, it's perfect for kids and beginner bakers alike.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Afternoon tea
Cuisine: British
Calories: 471
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 175 g (¾ cup) butter or baking spread
  • 150 g (⅔ cup) caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 115 ml (½ cup) whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 210 g (1 ⅔ cups) self raising flour *
  • 175 g (1 cup) chocolate chips

Equipment

  • Digital scales
  • Freestanding mixer
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 2 lb loaf tin
  • Wire rack

Method
 

Preheat your oven to 170C / 160C Fan / 340F and grease and line a 2 lb loaf tin with baking or parchment paper.
    Cream the butter and sugar together
    1. Measure out the butter, or margarine if you're using it, and the sugar and add them both to a large mixing bowl or a free-standing mixer. The butter needs to be soft so that it can mix in.
      Using the k-paddle of your mixer, a hand held mixer or even wooden spoons, beat the butter and sugar together for a few minutes until they are light and fluffy.
    Add the eggs
    1. Crack the eggs into a separate small bowl, then add them one at a time, to your mixing bowl, mixing a little in between each addition.
    Add the milk and vanilla
    1. Add the vanilla extract and milk.
      Mix it all in. Your mixture will be quite sloppy at this point.
    Add the flour
    1. Measure out the flour and add it to your mixing bowl. Gently mix it in until it is well combined.
    Add the chocolate chips
    1. Finally, add about 150g of the chocolate chips and a table spoon of flour or a little bit of your cake batter to a small bowl. Stir that through, then add it to your mixing bowl. Stir them in with a spatula or wooden spoon so that they are well dispersed through the batter.
    Bake the chocolate chip loaf cake
    1. Spoon or pour the batter into your prepared loaf tin and spread it into each corner with a spatula, the back of a spoon or a small palette knife.
      Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top.
    2. Bake the chocolate loaf cake for 50-55 minutes. It's ready when it has turned a lovely golden brown colour and a skewer or sharp knife inserted into the middle should come out clean.
      If you find the top of the loaf is browning too much before it is ready, loosely cover it in foil for the last 10 minutes or so while it finishes baking.
    3. Remove the chocolate chip oaf from the oven and leave it to cool in the tin for 10-15 minutes, then turn it out and leave it on a wire rack to cool completely .

    Notes

    If you don't have self raising flour, swap it for an equal amount of plain/all-purpose flour and add 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder.