Chocolate Cinnamon Bread With Sugar Crust

Even the name sounds delicious...

Preheat the oven to 350f and thoroughly grease a 95 ? loaf pan.

In a large bowl , cream together butter and sugar.

Beat in eggs one at a time , waiting until the previous egg has been completely incorporated before adding the next.

In a medium bowl , sift together all purpose flour , cocoa powder , cinnamon , salt , baking powder and baking soda.

In a measuring cup , whisk together buttermilk , water and vanilla extract.

Working in two or three additions , alternately add the flour mixture and the buttermilk mixture to the sugar mixture.

Begin and end with an addition of the flour mix.

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

In a small bowl , whisk together topping ingredients: sugar , cinnamon , cocoa powder and ground cloves.

Sprinkle evenly on top of the loaf cake.

Bake at 350f for about 50 minutes , or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Allow cake to cool in pan for 10-15 minutes , then run a knife around the edge and turn out onto a wire cooling r.

butter, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, baking powder, buttermilk, water, vanilla extract, ground cloves