Chocolate hazelnut marble loaf recipe

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Chocolate marble loaf
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  • healthy
Serves8
SkillEasy
Preparation Time15 mins
Cooking Time1 hours 15 mins
Total Time1 hours 30 mins
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories404 Kcal20%
Fat25 g36%

This easy-to-bake chocolate hazelnut marble loaf is perfect with a cuppa - and extra chocolatey, rich and moist thanks to the four teaspoons of Nutella.

Ingredients

  • 150g (5oz) butter, softened
  • 150g (5oz) caster sugar
  • 150g (5oz) self-raising flour
  • 3 medium eggs, beaten
  • 3tbsp milk
  • 2 level tbsp cocoa
  • 4 level tbsp chocolate hazelnut spread, e.g. Nutella
  • 50g (1¾oz) hazelnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1kg (2lb) loaf tin, buttered and lined with a strip of baking parchment

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Method

  1. Set the oven to gas mark 3 or 160°C. Tip the butter, sugar, flour, eggs and milk into a bowl and then beat until the mixture is smooth.
  2. Spoon half of the mixture into another bowl. Beat the cocoa and chocolate spread into one bowl of the plain mixture.
  3. Spoon alternate spoonfuls of the plain and chocolate mixtures into the lined loaf tin. Use a skewer to swirl through the mixture in the tin to marble it lightly, but don't over-mix it or the marbled effect will be lost. Sprinkle the chopped hazelnuts over the top of the loaf and press them down lightly into the cake mixture.
  4. Bake the cake in the centre of the oven for 1-1¼ hours or until the cake feels just firm to the touch and the skewer comes out clean after being inserted into the centre of it.
  5. Remove the cake from the oven and leave it to cool in the tin for about 10 mins, then transfer it to a wire rack and leave it to cool completely.
Top Tip for making Chocolate hazelnut marble loaf

The cake will keep for up to 3 days if stored in an airtight container. It can also be wrapped in a freezer bag, sealed and then frozen for up to 1 month. Allow it to defrost overnight before serving.

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Jessica Dady
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies