Cinnamon Mocha Quick Bread
By: Catherine Daugherty
Published: Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 4:21pm

Ingredients




4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar (divided)
3 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1 tablespoon cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup canola oil
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Optional:  1/2 cup raisins

Preparation

1 1.  In a bowl, combine the flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, coffee granules, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk and oil. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. (Optional -- fold in raisins) 2 2.  Transfer a fourth of the batter into each of two greased 8"x4" loaf pans. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle half over batter in each loaf pan. Repeat layers. 3 3.  Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. 4 4.   Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

About

Swirls of cinnamon add eye-catching appeal to the wonderfully melded flavors of coffee, cocoa and cinnamon.  A quick bread so rich, you will think you are eating cake!

Comments:
michele

I like cake and bread.  The two combined is perfect and I could eat it all day.
Catherine

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