I just love mint and chocolate together! especially as a mousse (which I’m hoping to make soon) but in the mean time I remembered I still had some mint left over from my friend’s garden so I thought!…ummm why not put fresh mint in my chocolate chip loaf? So I did!
The mint oil has really latched onto this cake batter and works incredibly! Different types of chocolate from cocoa to plain to white chocolate really makes this a chocoholic’s dream!
Thank god my little ones are napping at the moment or I wouldn’t have been able to take any pictures of a whole cake to show you but I would just have had a picture of the crumbs!!! Lol.
A very simple recipe to do when you’ve got some friends coming round for a coffee and thanks Anussha once again your mint has really transformed this cake! Come round I’ll have the coffee ready x
I’m also taking a few cakes to the Fiesta Friday over @ The Novice Gardener…where all of us get together and bring lots of delicious food, come on over!
INGREDIENTS
150g unsalted butter softened
170g granulated sugar
Handful of mint leaves and stems
Pinch of salt
140g self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
100ml milk
4 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
50g chocolate chips
4 squares of white chocolate melted
4 squares of plain chocolate melted
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 160ºc/325ºf/gas mark 3. Blend the butter, sugar,salt and mint together until nice and creamy
2. Mix in all the ingredients apart from the chocolate chips. Make sure everything is combined
3. Fold in the chocolate chips and transfer batter to a lined and greased loaf tin and level out
4. Bake in the oven for 50-55 minutes until poked skewer comes out clean
5. Let the loaf cool in the tin for a while and then transfer onto a large plate. Using a tablespoon drizzle the white and plain chocolate separately to create decoration.
Try and wait until the chocolate topping sets and then slice up yourself a big chunk and DEVOUR!!!!
I couldn’t help myself!!!
No not really 😉 ~
Shivaay Delights 
Delicious Dimple I love mint and chocolate x
Thank you! Me too 🙂
Oh yummy Dimple…. This looks so moist and delicious :).
Thank you Sonal…Yes it’s very moist and really satisfys a chocolate craving! 🙂
Wonderful criss-crossing drizzles!
Aww Thank you!
This looks so delicious! I love the combination of mint and chocolate–they go so well together!
Thank you x
Oh, I just love chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate!
Me toooooo x
You needn’t have written a word for this post. The title and your photos sold the dish before I read any of them. What a delicious treat!
Awww that’s such a lovely thing to day 🙂 thank you!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I really like yours – you’ve taken some wonderful photos, and this recipe looks delish!!
Thank you so much! Your recipes all sound so wonderful 🙂
Absolutely making this – printing now! I love mint and chocolate – with coffee, of course, hehe. Your loaf looks so fluffy and most. Nice!
Thank you so much! Do let me know when you make it 🙂
Oh, and “crumbs” mean that it is a good recipe – one to be made again and again!
Awesome. Thank you!
Oh yum! It looks delicious!
Thank you Nash and so lovely to be in touch!
Cool!!! Well done honey xx
Thanks darling xx
My garden is over run with mint, I am always looking for new recipes and this looks amazing! Thanks
My pleasure Jacqui! Ooh send some mint my way 😉
I could almost smell this, Dimple! I am anew lover of mint and I love mint and chocolate together! 🙂
Thanks J…enjoy x
This looks wonderful! We must be having the same craving, I have a mint and chocolate post going up today. I also used fresh mint from the garden, I have a ton! I usually put it in fruit or a cocktail but it certainly works wonders with chocolate for dessert too. I will definitely try this recipe out sometime this summer.
I love chocolate and mint together too!! Wow. Lovely. Lovely.
Thank you thank you honey xx
Such a great combo – mint and chocolate.
Indeed! I just love it x
Woah, that sounds amazing! Definitely a loaf I could dig into. 🙂 Great pics too! 😀
Thank you so very much! 🙂
This looks so delicious 😀 I’m usually not a fan of mint but I might if it involves chocoltate 😉 Happy Fiesta Friday!
Oh absolutely!!! A lot of chocolate! 🙂 happy fiesta-friday to you too Sarah
Dimple, you’ve done it again! This looks so lovely. I have a bunch of fresh mint in my fridge too; thanks for the idea!
Yay! Can’t wait for you to try it! Please send me some pictures when you make it @ dimple@shivaaydelights.com
Thanks in advance..have a lovely weekend!
Wow! Thanks for the step by step pictures, they really captured the experience. And, thank you for bringing this to FF! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. 😀
Thanks and my pleasure…enjoy!
Very tempting!
Give into temptation 😉
I also love chocolate and mint together, thanks for sharing, pinned!
Awesome, thanks Lily..and for pinning 🙂
Drooling over here Dimple!!
Oh I wish you were closer..we could sit down and have a slice of cake x
That would be truly wonderful! 🙂
I agree mint and chocolate are delicious together. One of favorite ice creams is chocolate mint 🙂
Ooh second that. I used to have a mint choc chip ice cream when I was younger and it was sooo good! 🙂
Drooling!
😉 thank you!
I think I am in chocolate heaven right now, this looks absolutely amazing! Thanks so much for bringing it to the party. Happy Fiesta Friday! 🙂
My pleasure! Have a great weekend 🙂
We don’t see enough mint in my opinion, so thank you for bringing this to the party! Also, I think it is so smart of you to add the mint to the butter . . . . the oils released in the mint are probably carried much better through a fat, rather than just being added to flour or sprinkled on top of the cake. Genius!
Thank you so much..I really enjoy working with mint! Yes the fresh mint oil does release well. Such an incredible taste to mint extract. Hope you have a lovely weekend 🙂
Oh la la, Dimple! Cake with fresh mint and chocolate? A wonderful piece of heaven! 😀
Merci J xx It was delish, even though I say so myself!
Oh yes, I remember this moist, mouth watering chocolate loaf! 😛
😉 xx
Sounds scrumptious, Dimple! I can’t help but think of the Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies. I imagine the flavors of this loaf are delicious!
They were Nancy and can’t get enough of this combination at the minute x
yummy mint in chocolate cake… I love the decoration too! Dimple, you really simplify recipes beautifully.
Thank you dear Apsara very much x
Moist and delicious cake
Thank you dear Vidhya x
Hi,Dimple,I try a lot of your recipes,found this one really interesting and simple. Just wanted to know which unsalted butter do you use. Waiting for a reply soon so that I can try it out! thanks!
I there! Thanks so much. To be honest I use any unsalted butter..branded like Anchor or even Tesco’s own brand. All work well. Enjoy the cake!
How wonderful combining fresh mint and chocolate – a fabulous pairing of flavours! I’d love to try making this gorgeous cake sometime soon!
this looks delicious! i love chocolate!!!!
Thank you dear Simi x
yum yum YUM! Mint and chocolate is such a match made in heaven. This looks so good too
Thanks so much Michelle
Yummy with a side of yummy, Dimple!! Love the dripping chocolate on top 😀
My lovely Dimple… welcome to Fiesta Friday! I’m so happy to see you… You and I share a love of chocolate and mint! This looks so delicious… the perfect treat to bring to our table this weekend! Thank you so much for sharing! Have a wonderful week.. ❤
Dear Prudy…my pleasure! Xx
Haha, this is such a fun post, especially when you write “I couldn’t help myself”!! 😀
This looks heavenly, Dimple, truly a chocoholic dream!
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The cake looks lovely!! Dreamy chocolate cake.
Thank you so much Minnie..Great to connect here 🙂
Thanks Minnie 🙂
Woooow ❤ dis beauty
This looks great! Might just have to give it a try!
Thank You!