German Chocolate Bread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 lb margarine, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups sour cream
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 cups coconut, flaked and toasted (optional)
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 tablespoons kahlua
• 1 cup hot water

Recipe

• 1 combind flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt & cocoa in a bowl and set aside.
• 2 cream margarine, & sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs 1 at a time and mix well, scraping down sides of the bowl.
• 4 add sour cream and mix.
• 5 on low speed, slowly add flour mixture, do not over mix.
• 6 using a spatula, fold in coconut and chocolate chips.
• 7 pour into 3 to 4 greased loaf pans, smoothing out the tops. (drop the pan onto a flat surface a few times to release any air bubbles).
• 8 bake at 325 for about 40 to 50 mins or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 9 (for glaze).
• 10 cream together glaze ingredients, mixing until it coats the back of a spoon.
• 11 slowly pour glaze over the cooled bread, allowing excess to run down the sides.