Chocolate banana bread
Prep:
15 mins
Cook:
60 mins
If you thought banana bread was good wait until you taste this version.
110g butter, softened plus extra for greasing
240g plain flour
100g caster sugar
80g cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Pinch salt
110g cooking chocolate
2 large eggs
3 ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 180°C/ 350°F/ gas 4. Grease a 9 inch loaf tin with some butter.
In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave on 30-second blasts being careful not to let it burn.
Add the butter to the melted chocolate and beat in the eggs, bananas and vanilla. Use a hand held blender to blend them together.
Fold in the dry ingredients.
Pour the mix into the loaf pan and bake in the oven for 50 minutes.
Leave to cool before removing form the loaf tin and placing on a wire rack.
Serves
makes 1 loaf
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
60 minutes
Main ingredients
Flour, Chocolate, Fruit, Sugar
Recipe Type
Bread, Cakes & Baking, Cake Stall
Level of Difficulty
Easy
