Gluten Free Chocolate Almond Loaf
This gluten free chocolate almond loaf is rich, moist, and topped with a silky chocolate glaze and crunchy almond pieces. A simple yet stunning loaf that’s perfect for dessert or an afternoon coffee treat.
Ingredients
Loaf
- 120 Grams Butter
- 200 Grams Sugar
- 65 Grams Cocoa Powder
- 70 Grams Almond Flour
- 6 Grams Instant Coffee
- 3 Grams Vanilla
- 10 Grams Baking Powder
- 4 Eggs
- 190 Grams Milk
- 90 Grams Bob’s Red Mill 1-1 Gluten Free Flour
Chocolate Glaze
- 150 Grams Dark Chocolate
- 35 Grams Vegetable Oil
- 50 Grams Slivered Almonds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- In a loaf pan, cover it with parchment paper on the bottom and sides with an overhang to easily lift the cake out.
- In a bowl, put your butter and place it into the microwave for 30 seconds until it is fully melted. Whisk in the instant coffee.120 Grams Butter, 6 Grams Instant Coffee
- Add in sugar and whisk together until it is fully combined and smooth.200 Grams Sugar
- Add in cocoa powder, almond flour, baking powder, vanilla and salt.65 Grams Cocoa Powder, 70 Grams Almond Flour, 3 Grams Vanilla, 10 Grams Baking Powder
- Mix in the eggs and milk until combined.4 Eggs, 190 Grams Milk
- Add in the flour and mix until just combined.90 Grams Bob’s Red Mill 1-1 Gluten Free Flour
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, and bake for 40 minutes.
- Once it is fully baked, remove it from the oven and let it rest in the loaf pan for about 15 minutes.
- Once it is warm enough to touch, remove it from the pan and let it sit on a wire rack until it is fully cooled.
- Once put on a wire rack, start making the chocolate glaze. Take the slivered almonds and chop them up until they are fine.50 Grams Slivered Almonds
- In a pot, add in the chocolate and oil. Heat slowly until almost melted. Take it off the heat and continue stirring until it is fully melted. Stir in the almonds.150 Grams Dark Chocolate, 35 Grams Vegetable Oil
- Let the glaze sit for 30 minutes.
- Once the cake is fully cooled, take the glaze and pour it over the cake on the wire rack to catch the chocolate below. Smooth it out all around the cake for full coverage. Wait until the chocolate glaze hardens, or serve immediately for a delicious piece of loaf cake.