Tuesday, October 23, 2007

#701 - Chocolate Nut Bread

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 cups cake flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups chopped Diamond walnuts
3 squares unsweetened baking chocolate (melted and cooled)
1 cup buttermilk
5 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla

Melt the baking chocolate in a microwave safe bowl according to package directions. In a mixer add butter and white sugar--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add vanilla, melted chocolate--beat. Add buttermilk--beat. Add baking soda and salt--beat. Add cake flour--beat until smooth. Remove from mixer and stir in the chopped walnuts. Pour into a greased bread loaf pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Let it cool, then frost as desired.

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