🍫 Chocolate Vanilla Cream Cheese Swirl Loaf Cake 🍰

A beautifully marbled loaf cake featuring rich chocolate and vanilla batters, a luscious cream cheese swirl, silky chocolate ganache, and a creamy frosting finish. Every slice is soft, moist, and packed with flavour!

Yield: 1 loaf cake (10–12 slices)

🤍 Vanilla Batter

Ingredients

• 180g all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 115g unsalted butter, softened
• 150g granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 120ml whole milk

🍫 Chocolate Batter

Ingredients

• Half of the vanilla batter
• 20g unsweetened cocoa powder
• 20ml whole milk

🧀 Cream Cheese Filling

Ingredients

• 200g cream cheese, softened
• 50g granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

🍫 Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients

• 100g dark chocolate, chopped
• 80ml heavy cream

🤍 Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• 100g cream cheese, softened
• 40g unsalted butter, softened
• 120g icing sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

✨ Decoration

• Chocolate curls or chocolate shavings
• Chocolate sprinkles (optional)

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F). Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.
5. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, mixing just until combined.
6. Divide the batter equally into two bowls.
7. Stir the cocoa powder and extra milk into one bowl to make the chocolate batter.
8. In another bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
9. Spread half of the chocolate batter into the prepared loaf pan.
10. Spoon over half of the cream cheese filling, then add half of the vanilla batter.
11. Repeat the layers with the remaining chocolate batter, cream cheese filling, and vanilla batter.
12. Gently swirl the layers with a knife to create a beautiful marble effect without overmixing.
13. Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out with only a few moist crumbs.
14. Allow the loaf to cool completely.

🍫 Ganache

1. Heat the heavy cream until just simmering.
2. Pour it over the chopped dark chocolate.
3. Let stand for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth and glossy.
4. Cool slightly before pouring over the loaf cake.

🤍 Frosting

1. Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
2. Add the icing sugar and vanilla extract.
3. Beat until light and fluffy.
4. Pipe a generous strip of frosting along the centre of the loaf.

✨ Finish

Decorate with plenty of chocolate curls or chocolate shavings, and add chocolate sprinkles if desired.

🍰 The Final Result

A rich, buttery loaf cake with stunning chocolate and vanilla swirls, a creamy cheesecake centre, silky chocolate ganache, and smooth cream cheese frosting. Soft, moist, and irresistibly delicious—perfect for dessert, afternoon tea, or any special occasion.

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