Orange Chocolate Chip Loaf

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There’s something irresistible about the combination of bright citrus and rich chocolate, and this Orange Chocolate Chip Loaf captures it perfectly. Soft, tender, and bursting with zesty orange flavour, every bite is balanced by little pockets of melty chocolate chunks. It’s the kind of bake that feels equally at home on a cozy breakfast table, as an afternoon treat with coffee, or even dressed up with a dusting of powdered sugar for dessert. Simple to make yet wonderfully indulgent, this loaf is a sweet way to bring a little sunshine into your kitchen.

I made this Orange Chocolate Chip loaf in August because the orange fits well with summer but it would be equally as tasty year round! The addition of chocolate chunks makes it great as a cosy treat in autumn or winter too, and I always think of chocolate orange as a Christmas must have flavour!

The light sponge is made with orange juice and orange extract to get the orange flavour just right. I like to buy a bar of chocolate and chop it myself rather than buy chocolate chips. This means you can make the chunks as big or small as you like. Personally I prefer bigger chunks so get a big pocket of chocolate dotted through the sponge. The loaf cake is topped with an orange glaze made with only icing sugar and orange juice.

If you liked this recipe for orange chocolate chip loaf here are some of my other recipes I think you might like –

• Lemon Loaf
• Chocolate Orange and cranberry tiffin

Orange Chocolate Chip Loaf

Difficulty: Easy

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

Ingredients

• 240g Plain Flour

• 150g Caster Sugar

• 1 tbsp Baking Powder

• 250ml Soya Milk

• 125ml Sunflower Oil

• 3 tbsp Orange juice

• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

• 1 tsp Orange Extract

• 100g Dairy Free Dark Chocolate

• 130g Icing Sugar

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 175°c/345ºf and grease and line a loaf tin. 
• Reserve 2 tablespoons of orange juice for later. Mix the sugar, soya milk, oil, remaining orange juice and vanilla in a large bowl. Gently fold in the flour and baking powder. Chop the chocolate into chunks and fold through the mixture. Pour into the loaf tin and bake for 40 minutes.
• Once the cake has cooled mix the 2 tablespoons of Orange juice with the icing sugar and pour over the cake. Allow the icing to set slightly before removing from the loaf tin and slicing.