Chocolate Banana Pound Cake

Chocolate Banana Pound Cake

niedziela, 2 lutego 2014

Chocolate Banana Pound Cake

Time: 1 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (room temperature)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 bananas (mashed)
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
• 1 cup pecan pieces (optional)

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 Grease and flour two 9x5x3 loaf pans.
• 3 Cream butter, eggs, sugars, bananas, buttermilk, vanilla and cinnamon.
• 4 Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, baking cocoa and pecans.
• 5 Add dry ingredients to creamed ingredients. Mix well.
• 6 Add boiling water and stir rapidly for 2 minutes.
• 7 Pour batter into loaf pans.
• 8 Bake for 45 minutes.
• 9 Sprinkle chocolate chips over tops of loaves. (if using chocolate chips).
• 10 Return to oven for about 15 minutes or until toothpick comes clean when poked into center of loaf.
• 11 Remove from oven and place on cooling rack.
• 12 Take a spatula and spread melted chocolate chips in an even layer on top of loaves.
• 13 Let cool and remove from pans.
• 14 Warm to serve and enjoy!
• 15 Note: This recipe will also make 48 small cupcakes with a baking time of 20 minutes, and chocolate frosting can be substitued for the chocolate chips.