Quadruple Chocolate Loaf Cake

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This was a great cake -- lining the pan was the most complicated part of the preparation. I lined it with parchment and it worked fine. I also disagree with the other posters -- the glaze thickens (it's a simple syrup w/a touch of chocolate but don't expect it to get super thick -- it'll coat the back of a spoon though.

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After all the good reviews, I made 3 batches, one for mom's supervisor, one for the kid's school, and one to keep. They were delicious! I did increase temperature to 350 and cooking time to 75 minutes. I use white chocolate instead, cos that's the only thing I have on hand at the time. So what if the syrup doesn't get thicken! This recipe works! Thank you foodnetwork!

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I am so angry, mostly at myself for not listening to myself. The book differs in directions from the Food TV web site. On the web site, Nigella says to line the pan with foil. That is perfect or you could use parchment paper. HOWEVER, in her book, she says to line the pan with plastic wrap. I said to myself, "What?" Then as if I was heard, her next statement is, "Don't worry, it won't melt!" My plastic wrap was microwavable safe so I told myself to trust her words. Well, do not do that. It melted and I have had to cut the entire four sides and bottom off as the plastic melted into the cake. I knew that would happen but I did it just like she said. Do I ever feel dumb. Haven't tasted the cake yet but will when I'm not so mad. Why would a person say to line a pan that goes into the oven with plastic wrap and not to worry it won't melt???? On looks, I would give the cake 5 stars as the cake looks just like hers. It baked in 1 hour 15 minutes. The chocolate syrup did thicken a little in about 12 minutes. Won't start it next time until 60 minutes has elapsed as the sugar starts to harden on top as it cools waiting for the cake to come out of the oven. All in all the taste better be really good to make up for the hassel.

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This was great! I made it the day before, and heated it up for 5 mins before I served it.

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I was surprised at how much I liked this cake! I did end up baking it about 10 minutes longer because my toothpick came out really wet initially. The glaze is key - it seeps in and leaves the cake with a nice, mildly crunchy film on top which is a good contrast. I used mini chips and they were well-dispersed throughout the cake. I cut it into 10 slices for my daughter's birthday party and the girls liked it with vanilla ice cream alongside. For chocolate lovers, that's not necessary! I think it tasted even better 1-3 days AFTER baking it so don't hesitate to make it ahead of time.

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I didn't intend to make it lighter, but made 2 loaves and ran out of ingredients on the second one - which tasted even better! I used 1/2 of the butter and substituted unsweetened applesauce for the remainder. I also used only one egg & substituted bread flour for 1/2 of the All Purpose flour. Does not need the glaze - fantastic & moist as is!

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I watched Nigella Feasts show a few weeks ago and was intrigued by this recipe. I made it for my boyfriend's family (he's a huge chocoholic and everyone loved it. It was easy to make and mine looked just as presentable as Nigella's! Thanks for making this a new family favorite!!

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I made this cake for Thanksgiving. It was easy to make and a real crowd pleaser! It was decadent- a chocolate lover's dream come true!

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Really good. I use mini chocolate chips to keep them dispersed better. Great texture, but the glaze needed to be brushed on because it was so thin. Still tasted great, and I would make this again.

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I rated this recipe on its taste, not on the recipe description. My tester stick came out "not done" after one hour, so I baked it 15 minutes longer, and still not done, but I stopped baking anyway. The syrup does not thicken, no matter how long you cook it, so I added 1 tsp of cornstarch to thicken it slightly. Pouring the syrup over the top of the cake loaf was a mess. But, the cake was very moist and delicious. My family loved it because it was chocolate overload (just the way we like it!.