Description
This Crunchie Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipe is a rich, moist gluten-free chocolate cake topped with creamy dark chocolate buttercream and crushed honeycomb Crunchie bars. Perfect for chocolate lovers, this loaf is easy to make, stunning to present, and completely irresistible.
Ingredients
For the Cake
175 g caster sugar
175 g butter, softened
3 large eggs
135 g gluten-free self-raising flour
1/2 tsp gluten-free baking powder
1/4 tsp xanthan gum
85 g ground almonds
25 g cocoa powder, sifted
100 ml milk
65 g chocolate chips
For the Icing
125 g butter, softened
90 g icing sugar
25 g cocoa powder
55 g dark chocolate, melted
2 Crunchie bars, chopped
2–3 extra Crunchie bars for decorating
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 160°C fan (180°C conventional). Line a 2lb loaf tin with baking paper.
2. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs, flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, cocoa powder, ground almonds, and milk. Mix until combined.
4. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
5. Spoon mixture into the loaf tin, smooth the top, and bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
6. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
7.
8. **Make the Icing:**
9. Melt the dark chocolate and set aside to cool.
10. Whip butter for 5 minutes until pale.
11. Gradually add icing sugar and beat well between each addition.
12. Sift in cocoa powder and mix until smooth.
13. Add the cooled melted chocolate and beat again.
14. Fold in the chopped Crunchie bars.
15.
16. **Assemble:**
17. Spread icing on the cooled cake and decorate with extra chopped Crunchie bars. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
Ensure your Crunchie bars are gluten-free (UK versions are typically safe).
For a dairy-free option, use plant-based butter, milk, and a honeycomb candy alternative.
The cake keeps for up to 5 days in an airtight container or can be frozen (without topping) for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 438
- Sugar: 27
- Sodium: 375
- Fat: 29
- Saturated Fat: 15
- Unsaturated Fat: 11
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 41
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 101