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Cacao Banana Loaf

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Ingredients

Dry Ingredients:
All purpose flour - 1-3/4 cup
Granulated sugar - 1 cup
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Cocoa powder (unsweetened) - 1/4 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Mix all dry ingredients using a hand whisker or pass it through a sieve at least 2 times. This will incorporate air in the mixture.

Liquid Ingredients:
Eggs - 2 medium size
Ripe bananas - 3
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Butter, unsalted - 1/2 cup

Other ingredients:
Walnuts - 1/2 cup
Chocolate chip - 1/2 cup
or
Raisins - 1/2 cup

Method:

  1. Pre-heat over at 350 F. Grease the bottom and sides of 9x5x3 loaf pan and set aside.
  2. Toast walnuts on stove top and chop coarsely. 
  3. Combine walnuts, chocolate chips and some flour. This will prevent them from sinking in the batter.
  4. Lightly beat eggs. Preferably eggs should be brought to room temperature. I have used straight from the fridge and results are OK. 
  5. Add mashed bananas, melted butter, vanilla extract and mix gently using a wooden spatula or electronic mixer. 
  6. Fold in dry ingredients. The batter will be thick and chunky. I used hand mixer to blend the ingredients. It is recommended to use wooden or rubber spatula to prevent over mixing. Over mixing can result in elastic bread. 
  7. Fold in nuts and chocolate chips. 
  8. Scrape the mixture in baking pan and bake for 55 to 65 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Cool the cake on wire rack and slice into pieces.
  10. Serve warm with coffee ! 



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