Banana and Chocolate Chip Cake
This Banana chocolate chip cake is made with butter whereas a regular banana bread calls for oil. A dollop of yogurt added to the cake batter gives the ultimate soft and rich texture.
Servings 6
Equipment
- Baking Dish 8 by 8 inches
- Oven
- Mixing Bowl
- Cake Beater (optional)
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup melted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 ½ cup mashed banana
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C for 15 minutes.
- Grease a baking tray 8 by 8 inches with butter or oil.
- Place a sieve on a large bowl. Add all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt and sieve the dry ingredients into the bowl.1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- In another mixing bowl, add melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Blend with a cake beater or by just using a hand whisk. Mix well until the sugar melts and you get a creamy mixture.1/2 cup melted butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar
- Now add mashed bananas, eggs, yogurt and vanilla essence. Whisk well until everything is combined well as a batter.1 1/2 cup mashed banana, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup yogurt, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- To this add the dry ingredients (flour mixture) and mix well using a hand whisk.
- Finally, add chocolate chips and mix well. Pour this batter into the baking dish.3/4 cup chocolate chips
- Bake the cake at 180 degrees C for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and set aside so that the cake cools down before cutting into pieces.