Marbled Banana Bread
Marbled Banana Cake
Banana bread is one of my favorite bakes. This is my go-to recipe when I have a sweet craving. My girls love this loaf for breakfast or snack (aka merienda). If you have ripe bananas in your kitchen this should be your fail-proof recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups mashed overripe bananas (4 average size)
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup almond milk (or your favorite milk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose-flour
- 1/3 cup semi sweet dark chocolate chips
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons boiling water
Notes
1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. In a large bowl, combine banana, sugar, oil, milk and vanilla, whisking until smooth. Add flour, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips.
3. Mix gently. Careful not to overmix the batter!
4. Scoop out 1 cup of batter and transfer it to a small bowl. In another small bowl, mix the cocoa powder with 3 tablespoons of boiling water & stir until chocolate dissolves.
5. Add this chocolate mixture to the 1 cup batter and mix until the chocolate is smooth and incorporated.
6. Back to the plain banana batter in the large bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of boiling water and mix batter until relatively smooth.
7. Lightly grease a 4×8 inch loaf pan. Scoop alternate 1/2 cupfuls of chocolate batter and plain batter into the loaf pan. The more random the better. Take a butter knife and swirl it through the batter in circular directions for a few seconds.
8. Bake for 55 minutes. If the toothpick comes out batter-free, it’s done.
9. Let cool on a cooling rack.
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