Comments on: Easy, Moist Chocolate Bread

By: Edie

Edie — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:46:08 +0000

This cake is a winner!! So moist and chocolately, and so easy!! My kind of cake. The glaze, however, is off. The taste is fine but it is very runny. It’s nothing like in the photos. I thought I did something wrong so I made it a second time and got the same results. I baked the cake in an 8” loaf pan. It rose beautifully and the top domed but that caused a problem for the “glaze” (and it is a glaze; it is not a frosting). Because the glaze was so runny, even after allowing time to set-up, it ran into the corners of the pan. The result was glaze at the ends and along the sides of the cake but the domed top had no glaze. I will definitely make this again but I will use a true ganache recipe for the topping (and I will bake the cake in a 9” loaf pan so there is room for the frosting. So, the cake gets 5 stars; the topping 2 stars.

By: Kathy L

Kathy L — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:53:47 +0000

Just made this today and it’s easy and delicious! The coffee and dark chocolate really gave it depth. Thanks Sarah!

By: Linda Mueller

Linda Mueller — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:25:03 +0000

The moistness and not-too-sweet taste, chocolatey but not too much…perfect balance.

By: brian grant evans

brian grant evans — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:10:47 +0000

I made this the other day, and used crème fraiche for the sour cream and blommers black cocoa for the cocoa powder. It turned out perfect, but I didn’t end up with a ganache like yours, and reading the comments it’s probably because I used a different percentage of chocolate.

By: brian grant evans

brian grant evans — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:05:09 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. You can use the chocolate chips and a whipping cream substitute like silk non-dairy whipping cream- will work well.

By: Melissa E

Melissa E — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:36:01 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. I recently saw and bought Silk brand, dairy-free heavy cream at the grocery store (Meijer). I have yet to try it. I’m sure it would work great!

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:51:32 +0000

delicious.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:40:05 +0000

Any suggestion for a glaze that doesn’t use heavy cream (e.g., something I can make that’s a lactose free glaze)? The cake/loaf looks delicious to make!

By: Sarah Kieffer

Sarah Kieffer — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:25:45 +0000

In reply to Severina. Yes!

By: Severina

Severina — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:58:36 +0000

Can I use Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chips and chop them for the cake and the glaze?