Banana Bread with Chocolate Cake

Banana Bread with Chocolate Cake

Illustrated by Sky Ly

1/2 cup softened butter 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs, room temperature 3 bananas (ripened) ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 ½ cup all purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour a bread loaf pan (9.25” L * 5.25 “ W * 2.75” D) (or you can line the bread loaf pan with parchment paper) 2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Add 2 lightly beaten eggs. 3. Mash banana with a fork until consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to a mixing bowl along with ½ tsp vanilla extract. Mixed until blended. 4. In another bowl, whisk 1 ½ cup flour, 1 tsp baking soda and ½ tsp salt. Add to the mixing bowl and mix until incorporated. 5. Fold in ¾ of chocolate chip, and then transfer to the prepared bread pan. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips and bake at 325 degrees fahrenheit for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes clean. Let banana bread rest for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

Note: If you don’t like it really sweet, you can either put a small amount of sugar, no sugar, or you can use dark chocolate chips.