Chocolate Fudge Bread (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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1½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled.
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½ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder.
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1 teaspoon baking soda.
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½ teaspoon fine sea salt.
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½ cup butter, room temperature.
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1 cup sugar.
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2 large eggs, at room temperature.
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract.
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1 cup fresh buttermilk.
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½ cup warm hot fudge sauce, plus extra for topping.
# Instructions:
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Heat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9x5 loaf pan with butter or baking spray.
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Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a bowl until no lumps remain.
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Beat butter and sugar until fluffy and pale. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
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Mix in dry ingredients and buttermilk in parts, starting and ending with dry. Fold in warm fudge sauce.
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Pour into pan, smooth top. Bake 50-60 minutes until done. Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
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Let cool fully on wire rack. Drizzle with extra warm fudge sauce before serving.
# Notes:
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This rich chocolate bread stays fresh for 4 days when stored properly.
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The hot fudge sauce creates pockets of gooey chocolate throughout the loaf.