To all my chocolate lovers out there, the cake is dedicated to you
Ingredients
3cupsflour
200g./ 7 oz. butter
3eggs
½teaspoonvanilla extract
11/2cupssugar
2/3cupunsweetened cocoa powder
3ripe bananasmashed
½cupmilk + 2 tablespoons white vinegar
3teaspoonsbaking soda
½teaspoonbaking powder
A pinch of salt
150g./5 oz. semisweet chocolate or milk chocolate chunks or chipsor even a mix of both
For the chocolate ganache:
100g./5 oz. semisweet chocolate
½cupheavy cream
1teaspoonbutter
Instructions
First off, make sure that all ingredients are at room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 18°C/350°F. Place a rack in the center of the oven.
Butter and flour a large cake tin with capacity of 10 cups of water.
Mix together the milk and white vinegar. Set aside.
Combine together, in a bowl, the flour, salt, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter in a bowl on medium speed until it becomes creamy.
Add the sugar, vanilla extract and mashed bananas and beat for 20 seconds.
Add the eggs one at a time and beat for one minute. Add the milk mixture and beat for 20 seconds.
Fold in the flour mixture over the batter. Add the chocolate chunks or chips, scrape down the edges of the bowl, and stir well with a wooden spoon to fully integrate the batter.
Pour the batter onto the cake tin.
Bake for 1hour 15 minutes or until you insert a skewer in the center of the cake and it comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and set aside for 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack.
Now prepare the ganache:
Place the chocolate, heavy cream and butter in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat. While whisking, bring to a boil. Whisk more ending up with a shiny chocolate glaze. Set aside to cool down a bit and drizzle evenly over the chocolate banana bread!