Chocolate Bread

This was the first cake that I tried out of the book, many years ago. The flavor and texture are unbelievably good. It has a denser, chewy texture than some of the other cakes in the book, which is in its favor, even though the other cakes are stellar, also. It's just that this offers a little bit of a texture departure from the others. The flavor is deep without being bitter or too intense. This is great cake to have plain, or perhaps with the merest dusting of powdered sugar on it, and it is excellent paired with a cup of black tea (an Assam, maybe, or a Keemun) with milk (no sugar).