Chocolate banana cake

Adding chocolate to a classic banana bread recipe will make it delicious one.You can serve 8 to 10 by this recipe.

Ingredients for this recipe

250g plain flour

25g cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda

200g/7oz golden caster sugar

2 free-range eggs, beaten

2 very ripe bananas, peeled, mashed

125g/4½ butter, melted

100g/3½oz good-quality white chocolate, chopped

50g/2oz toasted chopped hazelnuts

pinch salt

Preparation method of Banana cake

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease and line a loaf tin.
• Sift the plain flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and sugar into a large bowl and mix until well combined.
• Mash the bananas in a separate bowl, stir in the eggs and melted butter.
• Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just combined. Fold in the chocolate and nuts and spoon the mixture into the loaf tin.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until the cake is risen and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven, cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove the cake from the tin. Serve in slices.