Chocolate Cinnamon Bread

Submitted By: Kristin&Adam (Kristin)

I can't take credit for this one, its from Starbucks :)

Ingredients for Chocolate Batter:
3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 cups granulated sugar
5 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups Dutch processed cocoa
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ingredients for Coco-Spice Sugar Crust:
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Dutch-processed cocoa powder
Pinch of ground ginger
Pinch of ground cloves
1/4 cup decorating or sparkle sugar

Preheat the oven to 350. Grease to 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans and line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper.In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar with the paddle attachment on medium speed, until light nd creamy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until each egg is completely incorporated before adding the next and scraping down the sides of the bowl several times.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, water and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture to the butter, beginning and ending with the flour and beating just until blended.

Divide the batter between two pans, shake the pans to even the tops and set aside.In another small bowl, whisk together the sugar, cinnamon, cocoa, ginger and cloves. Sprinkle the surfaces of both batters with the decorating sugar. Sprinkle with cocoa-sugar mixture, dividing evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, abotu 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely, run a thin knife around the sides to release the bread and remove from pans.