Moist Decadent Banana-Chocolate Cake

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Moist Decadent Banana-Chocolate Cake

Postby Sunbeam » Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:47 pm

Originally posted by David Marsden, in the old community posting board. This is wonderful stuff:

MOIST DECADENT BANANA CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups butter (no substitutes, here)
9 ripe bananas
6 eggs
6 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips


Instructions

Peel and mash bananas. I toss mine in my stand mixer and mash them up.
Add the butter and sugar and beat well.
Beat in the eggs.
Mix in the dry ingredients.
The batter will be thick when it is finished.
Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave.
Take 4 cups of the banana bread batter and put it into another mixing bowl. Add the melted chocolate and stir to completely incorporate it.
Grease four loaf pans.
Divide the plain batter, evenly, between the four pans.
Next, add one fourth of the chocolate batter in a strip down the center of each loaf pan.
Using a butter knife or a fork, swirl the chocolate into the plain batter.
Bake the loaves for 65-75 minutes at 350 degrees.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for at least ten minutes, before removing the loaves. If they set longer, it's fine. They will still come out, if you greased the pans, well.
Now, in all honesty, there is no way you are going to be able to stop yourself from slicing into one of these loaves, while they are still warm. Smile It just has to happen. I like to turn it on its side and use a serrated knife to keep from squishing the warm bread. Cover a slice in butter and enjoy, while the other three loaves cool.
Once the loaves have cooled, seal them tightly in ziptop bags or wrap with plastic wrap and then foil. At that point they can be placed in the freezer or in the refrigerator, overnight, to allow the flavors to develop.
We love this bread best, served cold, from the fridge. The moist, dense texture is deliciously satisfying and the flavor is unmatched. You'll love this twist on a family recipe and I'll bet it becomes a favorite treat at your house, too! Enjoy!
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Re: Moist Decadent Banana-Chocolate Cake

Postby Marsbar » Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:57 am

I'm thinking that maybe - just maybe - if we gave Admin a slice of that decadent cake - there would soon appear a Marsden Theater Kitchen category. :lol: :lol:
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