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Double Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

Double Chocolate Banana Bread recipe
The View from Great Island

Double Chocolate Banana Bread ~ it seems more fitting to call this chocolatey concoction a cake than a bread, but whatever you call it, I defy you to find anything more tempting.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup dark cocoa powder (unsweetened)
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
4 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, at rrom temperature
2 large eggs
1/3 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 ounces dark chocolate chips (a heaping 1/2 cup)
1 firm banana
1 Tbsp raw or demerara sugar

Method

1
Preheat oven to 350F Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray or lightly butter. I like to line it with parchment paper with long ends so I can lift it out for easy slicing.
2
Whisk the dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
3
Cream the butter and sugar for about 4 minutes until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl a few times to get all the sugar and butter incorporated.
4
Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Then blend in the mashed bananas, sour cream, and vanilla. Keep scraping down those sides! (The mixture may look curdled at this stage, but don't worry, it's fine.)
5
Fold in the dry ingredients until just barely incorporated, and then fold in the chocolate chips, blending until everything is just mixed and there's no dry flour left...don't over beat.
6
Spoon batter into your pan and even out. Slice the banana into 3 slices, lengthwise, and arrange on the top. Sprinkle with sugar and bake for about 65-75 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out without wet batter on it.
7
Let the cake cool before slicing.