FINALLY back in the kitchen again! It is so nice my 3 1/2 month old can entertain herself on the floor for a few minutes at least. Her fingers are her best friend and favorite toy. I'm trying to savor every minute of this time. I can't even imagine how busy we will be once she is on the move.
I've literally had this recipe hanging up inside my cupboard to try for months. I finally decided its now or never. Boy am I glad I tried it. This recipe is amazing. Its one of those "I can sit down and eat the entire thing" sort of recipes. I had literally no self control this week. Next week.. gym.
Banana Chocolate Cake
Total Time: 1 hr 15 min
{the goods}
2 c mashed ripe banana (2-3 bananas)
2 tsp lemon juice
2 1/2 c flour
1/2 c cocoa
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c veg oil
2 c lightly packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 Tbl. vanilla
1 1/2 c buttermilk
1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
Glaze:
1/4 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 Tbl. milk
Preheat oven to 375. Grease and flour a 10" bundt pan. In small bowl, mix banana and lemon juice. Set aside. In a medium bowl mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In large bowl beat oil and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time and add vanilla. Blend in half the flour mixture and half the buttermilk. Then mix in remaining flour and buttermilk. Fold in bananas and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Spread into prepared pan.
Bake until a skewer inserted into the thickest part of the cake comes out with only a few moist crumbs (about 55 min). Cool in pan, set on cooling rack for 30 min before turning out onto a cake plate.
Glaze. Melt remaining 1/4 c. chocolate chips with milk in a small bowl for 1 minute. Wisk together until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Serve warm or at room temperature (with ice cream!)
Serving:
1 slice
220 calories
4 g protein
8 g total fat (2 g sat fat)
25 mg cholesterol
33 g carbohydrates
2 g fibre
20 g sugars
130 mg sodium
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