Marbled Banana Loaf Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 loaf cake
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1⁄2 bananas (ripe)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 1⁄3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly grated)
- 8 tablespoons butter (one stick, at room temp)
- 2⁄3 cup light brown sugar
- 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup whole milk
directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit . Grease & flour an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan.
- 2. Melt chocolate & 2 Tablespoons of butter in medium size microwave safe bowl. Set aside.
- 3. Mash bananas in small bowl. Add lemon juice & zest. Set aside.
- 4. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt,& nutmeg in small bowl. Set aside.
- 5. Beat butter & sugars together on medium speed until creamy; About 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, Beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
- 6. Reduce speed to low and add half of dry mixture. Beat until just incorporated. Mix in milk until just blended. Add rest of dry mixture.
- 7. Scrape down the bowl &add in banana mixture.
- 8. Pour a little less than half of batter into bowl with the melted chocolate and stir to blend.
- 9. Drop alternating spoonfuls of both batters into the prepared pan. (Or you could use other marbling techniques) Using an table knife zig-zag through the batter 6-8 times; taking care not to over-do it.
- 10. Bake for 1 hour & 20 to 30 minutes until a thin knife inserted comes out clean. (If cake starts to brown too fast, cover loosely with tented foil.).
- 11. Transfer pan to cooling rack & let it rest for 15 minutes before unmolding. Cool cake to room temperature before serving,.
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