Chocolate Banana Cake
A loaf cake made with the winning combination of chocolate and banana!
Cream together using mixer:
- 113 g unsalted butter At room temperature
- 180 g sugar Original recipes calls for 200g I have lessened it.
Mix in a bowl (dry ingredients):
- 150 g plain flour
- 20 g cocoa powder Use good quality cocoa powder.
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
Others:
- 3 mashed very ripe bananas If using frozen ones, don't let them thaw too much they will become watery.
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 110 g sour cream I have substituted with greek yoghurt. Same amount.
- 80 g chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 175C. Grease and line a loaf pan.
Cream the butter and sugar until well combined for 2-3 minutes. Add eggs in one at a time with vanilla essence.
Add the dry ingredients and beat well. Add in bananans, sour cream and chocolate chips and beat till well combined. Don't overmix.
Pour batter out into loaf pan (you may add more chocolate chips on top) and bake for 1 hour - 1 hour 10 mins. Leave to cool in pan for some time before turning out and slicing.
Here are my top tips:
- Be sure the bananas are overripe.
- Don't skip the sour cream/greek yoghurt - it gives the cake the moistness it deserves.
- Add more chocolate chips!
- The cake freezes very well. Wrap in cling flim or foil and store. Thaw overnight in fridge before serving.
- Original recipe from Once Upon A Chef.