Description
A different way to use up those ripe bananas, this cake brings in a layer of chocolate to change things up.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray an 8×8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, beat together the butter and sugar. Add in the egg and vanilla, then beat in the bananas.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and stir to mix.
- Spread 1/2-2/3 of the mixture in the bottom of the prepared dish. Add the cocoa to the remaining batter and gently spread over the top of the batter in the dish.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.