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Chocolate Pepitas Loaf

Super moist and delicious Chocolate Pepitas Loaf packed with a ton of flavors from the chocolate chips and nuts such as pepitas and pecans.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 7
Calories 634 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1½ cup All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
  • ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ cup Cocoa powder, Dutch-processed
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup Butter, Room temperature
  • ¼ cup Oil
  • 2 Eggs, Room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Buttermilk, Room temperature
  • ½ cup Pepitas, Roasted
  • 1 cup Pecans, Chopped and roasted
  • ½ cup Mini chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread the pepitas and pecans on a large baking sheet and roast for about 10 minutes. Until you can smell toasted nuts. Keep n eye on them, Nuts burn easily.
    ½ cup Pepitas, 1 cup Pecans
  • Grease and line a 9 X5 inch loaf pan and set aside.
  • Sift all the dry ingredients and set aside.
    1½ cup All-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Baking soda, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ¼ cup Cocoa powder
  • Using the whisk attachment, whisk the butter and sugar for good 5 minutes. The mixture should look fluffy.
    1 cup sugar, ½ cup Butter
  • Add in the oil and beat well.
    ¼ cup Oil
  • Add the eggs one at a time, and beat well after each one. Add the vanilla now.
    2 Eggs, 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • Mix in the buttermilk, and mix for a minute.
    1 cup Buttermilk
  • Switch to a rubber spatula and mix in the chocolate chips and roasted nuts.
    ½ cup Pepitas, ½ cup Mini chocolate chips, 1 cup Pecans
  • Gently fold in the dry ingredients, and mix. Do not overmix.
  • Sprinkle the top with more pepitas and chopped pecans.
  • Pour the batter into the lined lof pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until an insert comes out clean.
  • Let cool down in the pan, then transfer to the cooling rack to cool down.

Nutrition

Calories: 634kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 9gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 360mgPotassium: 241mgFiber: 4gSugar: 39gVitamin A: 567IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 103mgIron: 3mg
Keyword CHOCOLATE LOAF, FLUFFY LOAF, loaf, MOIST LOAF, PECAN LOAF, PEPITAS LOAF
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