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Ingredients
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 to 4 tablespoons brewed coffee, coffee liqueur, or heavy cream, or a combination of two
- For the bread:
- Nonstick cooking spray or softened butter plus flour, for preparing the pan
- 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely ground espresso or coffee beans
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk at room temperature
- 1/4 cup neutral oil (safflower, canola, vegetable, or corn)
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup chopped chocolate (bittersweet, semisweet, or white)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
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