Chocolate Chip Banana Cake
Time for something a bit more healthy! In this recipe, you can choose to either forgo the chocolate chips or make it into muffins - whatever you feel like!
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 2-3 tbsp espresso (optional)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup choco chips
Method:
- Mash the bananas and make a paste. Make sure to break all the lumps to avoid problems later on.
- Beat the eggs lightly and add to the banana paste. Add the sugar as well and combine. Over here, you can also use half white and half brown sugar i.e 6 tbsp each.
- Mix in oil, espresso (if using) and vanilla extract.
- Add the flour, baking soda and salt to the wet ingredients. Mix until everything is fully incorporated into the batter.
- Fold in half of the choco chips. Pour the batter into a mould and sprinkle the rest of the choco chips on top (for aesthetic purposes!).
- Bake at 180°C for 20-25 mins or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Notes:
‣ For the choco chips, I have used two types in my recipe - compound and couverture. The compound choco chips will hold their shape while baking whereas the couverture melts a little giving the cake a richer, chocolatey taste. Avoid adding too much couverture choco chips - use about 70% compound and 30% couverture. In my opinion (and around half the world!), bananas go with chocolate every time!