The hubster does like a good fruit loaf, but when his favourite combo is involved like cherries and dark chocolate, if doesn't last long before he has gobbled it all up! A slice for mid morning snack with some butter, then maybe a quick slice or 2 after lunch, another mid afternoon snack.....get the idea?! I usually hope it will last a week, but with the hubster around lucky if a lasts till Thursday!
When thinking about adding the crumble top, I wasn't sure if it would take away from the loaf or make it better. I think it's a great addition as it adds that little extra soft crunch to the loaf.
The loaf isn't too sweet, actually some would say not sweet enough as comparing to a cake, but a lightly sweet loaf is just the right amount of sweetness. It's pretty good with a little butter or margarine, makes the loaf just melt in the mouth.
Morello cherries are a type of dark sour cherries, mainly grown in Europe and southwest Asia places like Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and Iran. Where as sweet cherries are are mainly grown in Turkey & United States, as they come from the cherry blossom tree.
Did you know that consuming sour cherries may help with sleeping problems due to the high melatonin levels, which critical in regulating the sleep-wake cycle. Cherries specially sour cherries can also help with anti-inflammation,
Ingredients:
150g Margarine
150g Light Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Tsp Vanilla
200g Self Raising Flour
1 Tsp Baking Powder
125g Morello Cherries
50g Dark Chocolate Chips
50g Crumble Mixture
Cream together the margarine and sugar until light and creamy, then add eggs, vanilla, flour and baking powder
Mix on medium speed just until the flour is combined.
Add whole and half cherries and dark chocolate chips.
With a spatula fold the cherries and chocolate chips until the batter.
Pour the batter into a greased or lined loaf tin and sprinkle on the crumble mixture
Bake in the oven at 160c for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until fully baked.
Allow to cool, then slice and enjoy.
Crumble Top Cherry Dark Chocolate Loaf
A cherry dark chocolate lightly sweet loaf with a crumble top.