-BREAD-
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Butter
2 Eggs
1 c Buttermilk
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/3 c Chopped nuts of choice
-BUTTER-
1/2 Butter
2 tb Honey
2 tb Chocolate syrup
From: waterman@vt.edu (Betsey)
Preheat the oven to 350. Begin by preparing the bread batter. In a large
mixing bowl, crem together the sugar and butter. When smooth, add the eggs
and mix well. Stir in the buttermilk. Add the flour, cocoa, baking powder,
salt, and baking soda. stir until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
Stir in the nuts.
Pour the batter into a greased 9×5-inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour or until
a tester comes clean. Remove the bread from the pan and let cool.
Prepare the honey butter. Combine the butter, honey, and chocolate syrup in
a mixing bowl. Beat a high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Serve with slices of cocoa-nut bread.
~ – Manor House Inn, Cape May, NJ
Yields
1 Servings
