I’m back into baking in a big way at the moment. We had a Birthday Party for my daughter last week which needed a chocolate muffin birthday cake, an ice-cream cake, cheesy nibbles, lots of cupcakes for decorating and this loaf. I love this recipe because it’s incredibly tasty and moist, quick and easy (not even any creaming of butter and sugar required), and because I can kid myself it’s healthy enough to have a slice for breakfast. It also works well even if you don’t have all the ingredients; I’ve made with without eggs (just added another banana), without butter (added oil instead) and with plain flour (chuck in an extra tsp of baking powder). Sometimes I add a tsp of vanilla, this time I added a tbsp of Starbuck’s caramel syrup just because it was on the worktop. Either way, this cake always tastes delicious!
Banana and Chocolate Loaf
Ingredients – makes about 10 slices
400g ripe bananas (weighed with skin on – about 3 large bananas)
1 tbsp lemon juice
300g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
125g caster sugar
125g melted butter
2 eggs, beaten
130g chocolate, chopped into large chunks. Use any type of chocolate you like, I like milk best. Chopped up Easter eggs always work particularly well.
Method:
Mash the bananas with the lemon juice.
Put the flour, baking powder and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Add the mashed bananas, melted butter and eggs. Mix well.
Add the chocolate chunks.
Spoon into a lined 1 kg loaf tin. Give a bit of a shake to level the top.
Bake in the centre of a preheated oven, 160C / Gas Mark 3, for about an hour. I start checking after 45 minutes. The loaf should be well risen, the top golden and cracked. When a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean, then the loaf is done.
Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack and peel the paper off. Leave to cool completely.
Slice and serve with a nice cup of tea. Eat. Have another slice. Go on, you know you want to.
Discover more from BARBED WORDS
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
BARBED WORDS 
This looks really good – especially how moist it looks! Deeee-lish, I bet!
LikeLike
My kids fight over the last slice, which is praise indeed!
LikeLike
Yum, love a banana loaf. Actually, any cake made with fruit or veg is always very moist and counts as one of our five-a-day…
LikeLike
So we tell ourselves! I forgot that I’ve made this before by replacing the banana with mashed, cooked apple and sultanas instead of choc chips. Was also pretty yummy!
LikeLike
Mmmmmmmh!!!! I would just love this… give me a lovely banana loaf over a cream cake any day!
LikeLike
Me too! It goes so well with a nice cup of tea 😉
LikeLike
An unbeatable combo!
LikeLike
Nom nom nom. I’ll put this on my list of cakes to make. I love banana cake, and carrot cake too (but I never make carrot cake because my kids won’t eat it. Sniff.)
LikeLike
I have the same problem with carrot cake but have managed to slip it through Vegetable Patrol by cooking and blending it before adding it to the mix 😉
LikeLike
Yooouu sneeeeeaky Mom! (Ever seen that Jimmy Kimble video?)
LikeLike
LikeLike
Hahahah, that’s me – one Sneaky Mom!!
LikeLike
Mmmmmmmm…. that looks amazing!!
LikeLike
And it tastes better than it looks!
LikeLike
Bananas = good. Chocolate = good. Cake = very good!
LikeLike
Ha ha, that reminds me of Joey enjoying Rachel’s ‘English’ trifle in Friends:
“What’s not to like? Custard, good. Jam, good. Meat, good!”
LikeLike
I love banana bread and the likes and will definitely try this wonder! Thank you!
LikeLike
Ten minutes to make and then chuck it in the oven, super easy and quick 🙂
LikeLike
Oooooh going to make this tomorrow! Might be a way to get my Little One to eat bananas. X
LikeLike
Definitely, cake is the way forward for healthy eating…I’m sure that makes some sort of sense 😉
LikeLike
I can vouch that this cake and the company were both delicious!
LikeLike
Aw, thanks missus xx
LikeLike
That looks absolutely delicious. I can almost smell it! Sadly, bananas and my stomach do not get on well with each other any more, so I won’t be making it for myself, but I might make it next time we have visitors. 🙂
LikeLike
Or try replacing the banana with cooked, mashed apple and the chocolate with sultanas – still tastes great!
LikeLike
Just put my banana and chocolate cake in the oven! Even the raw mix tastes lush! Will let u know the result. Tell Max we went to Flynnes/Stones last night..trip down memory lane! Actually Flynnestones sounds quite good doesn’t it?! Xx
LikeLike
Oooh, pressure – hope it tastes great!! Haven’t been there for years and years, will have to pop in over the summer. Bet it hasn’t changed! Flynnestones sounds like a great name for a restaurant, especially if it serves prehistoric food 😉 xx
LikeLike
Ooh, yum. That looks delicious!
LikeLike
Delicious…and super easy!
LikeLike
I love the banana-chocolate combination. In fact, for a holiday party last year, I brought a banana chocolate cream pie which everyone really enjoyed. Thanks for the recipe. I’m going to give this one a try — maybe with an extra drizzle of chocolate on the top. 🙂
LikeLike
Any cake can only be improved with an extra drizzle of chocolate 😉
LikeLike