Chocolate Loaf Cake (Triple Chocolate)

With its crackly top and walnut-and-chocolate-studded crumb, Ina Garten's triple chocolate loaf cake might just be her best chocolate dessert yet.

16 Tbsp. (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 cups + 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour, unbleached, divided
1 cup water, boiling hot
5 oz bittersweet chocolate, such as Lindt, roughly chopped
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Pernigotti
1 tsp. instant coffee granules, such as Nescafé
1 tsp. baking powder
1½ tsp. sea salt
1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup Monk Fruit Sweetener with Erythritol (Granular)
1 cup Erythritol Gold, lightly packed
3 extra-large eggs, room temperature
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C/160°C fan, Gas Mark 4). Grease two (8½x4½x2½") loaf pans, line the bottoms with parchment paper, then grease and flour the pans.

Pour the boiling water into a 2 cup glass measuring cup, add the bittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder and coffee granules and stir until the chocolate melts. Set aside to cool for at least 15 minutes.

In a medium bowl, sift together the 2 cups flour, the baking powder and salt and set aside. In another bowl, combine the walnuts, chocolate chips and the 2 Tbsp. flour and set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar together on medium speed for 2 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, one at a time and then the vanilla, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula. 

Alternately in thirds, add the flour mixture and the chocolate mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. Fold in the nut mixture with a rubber spatula. 

Divide the batter equally between the prepared pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. (Test in a few places because you might hit a warm chocolate chip.) 

Cool in the pans for 30 minutes, turn out on a cooling rack, rounded side up, and allow to cool to room temperature.

Makes 2 loaves.