Chocolate Strawberry Loaf

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup strawberry, sliced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 ounces chocolate, chopped fine and divided
• 1/4 cup canola oil (or any vegetable)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon strawberry extract (optional)
• 2 eggs, beaten

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle the sliced berries with the 2 tablespoons of sugar and put them in the refrigerator in a covered bowl for several hours or overnight to make them release their juice.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 3 mix the flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking soda, and salt and 1 ounce of the chopped chocolate in a large mixing bowl.
• 4 in a medium mixing bowl, combine the oil, vanilla, strawberry extract (if using) eggs, strawberry slices and the juice.
• 5 pour the strawberry mixture into the flour mixture, and mix just until blended.
• 6 pour the batter into a greased loaf pan (8 inches x 5 inches) and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
• 7 finish: when the loaf has cooled melt the remaining 1/2 ounce of chocolate in a small plastic bag in the microwave (should take 15-20 secs). cut a small hole in the corner on the bag and squeeze the chocolate onto the loaf in any pattern you like.