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Ingredients:

• 4 ounces baking chocolate
• 112 g Earth Balance (1/2 cup)
• 175 g brown sugar (200 g = 1 cup)
• 175 g sugar (200 g = 1 cup)
• 240 g vegan sour cream (1 cup)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 200 g all-purpose flour (180 g = 1 1/2 cups)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tub apple sauce = 56 g = 1/4 cup
• 1 tbsp ener-g powder - prepare with 2 tbsp water
• 1/2 to 1 cup toasted nuts of choice (pecans, walnuts) or vegan chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and parchment a 9*5 loaf pan.
3. Gently melt chocolate (microwave for short intervals, no more than 30 seconds. stir gently in between cooking times)
4. Melt Earth Balance.
5. Mix dry ingredients (flour, leavening)
6. Combine wet ingredients (sugar, sour cream, vanilla apple sauce)
7. Prepare ener-g.
8. Mix chocolate and wet ingredients, then add ener-g and nuts.
9. Combine wet and dry mix.
10. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
11. Bake for 60-70 minutes.
12. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove to rack to cool. (Ok, I never do this part but you're supposed to, right??)

Notes:

• adapted and veganized from this recipe.