Double Chocolate Cranberry Loaf

Double Chocolate Cranberry Loaf

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Say hello to your showstopper for this holiday season! This bread is deceptively easy to make.  You can get as creative as you’d like with your toppings, I say the more the merrier! This gluten-free bread is wonderfully moist and decadent but you won’t be able to stop at one piece, trust me!   

Double Chocolate Cranberry Loaf Recipe

Prep time: 20 min Minutes
Chill time: 45-50 min Minutes
Servings: 1 loaf

Ingredients

Loaf

  • 3/4 cup sweetener of choice
  • 2 flax eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup milk of choice
  • 1/2 cup apple sauce
  • 1/2 cup olive oil 
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 3/4 cups Nature's Path Organic Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp ginger 
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup whole frozen cranberries
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup walnuts chopped

 

Chocolate Ganache 

  • 140 grams dark chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup milk or cream of choice
  • Optional garnishes:
  • Fresh cherries, strawberries and cranberries
  • Sprigs rosemary & powdered sugar 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350d.  Spray a standard loaf tin with cooking spray and place a sling of parchment paper into the pan for easy removal.
  2. Prepare flax eggs by combining 2 tbsp ground flax and 5 tbsp warm water into a small bowl. Whisk to combine and set aside to gel for 10 minutes.
  3. Add sweetener, milk, apple sauce, olive oil and vanilla to a bowl and whisk vigorously to combine. Add orange juice and flax egg and whisk again. 
  4. In a separate bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. Add dry to wet and stir using a spatula.
  5. Add in frozen cranberries, chocolate chips and walnuts. Stir to combine.
  6. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 45-50 OR until a toothpick comes out clean.  Do not over bake!
  7. Place on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes before lifting the loaf out. Let the loaf cool completely before frosting..

 

To make the ganache 

  1. Add chocolate chips and milk into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments until chocolate is melted. Should only take 60 seconds.  Stir the mixture until glossy and smooth.
  2. Set the ganache off to the side at room temperature. It will stiffen up slightly. Once cake has cooled, pour ganache on top and decorate as desired!

 

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