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Spiced banana and chocolate chip loaf recipe

Spiced banana and chocolate chip loaf recipe

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What better way is there to use up leftover bananas? And what better combination than baking them in a loaf with chocolate? The spice comes from cinnamon, while a gorgeous crunch comes by way of the walnuts. See method

  • Serves 10
  • 1 hr 25 mins
  • 441 calories / serving
  • Freezable

Ingredients

  • 150g unsalted butter, softened
  • 150g dark brown sugar
  • 4 ripe bananas
  • 2 large eggs
  • 250g self-raising flour
  • half tsp baking powder
  • 1tsp cinnamon
  • half tsp ground ginger
  • 50g plain chocolate, chopped
  • 200g icing sugar
  • 25g walnuts
No self-raising flour? Add 2 tsp baking powder for every 150g plain flour

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1855kj
    441kcal     22%

  • Fat

    18g 25%

  • Saturates

    9g 45%

  • Sugars

    48g 53%

  • Salt

    0.4g 6%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 70.6g Protein 5.2g Fibre 2.3g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4, 180˚C, fan 160˚C.
  2. Grease a 1kg (2lb) loaf tin and line with nonstick baking paper.
  3. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric beater for 5 minutes until creamy.
  4. Mix in the bananas and then the eggs, one at a time. Sift in all the dry ingredients, add the chocolate, then fold them all together.
  5. Tip the mixture into the tin and bake for 40-45 minutes, until springy and a skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool.
  6. For the icing, sift the sugar into a bowl. Add the water slowly until the icing is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Drizzle over the cake and decorate with walnuts.

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Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Bake according to the recipe but stop before adding icing. Allow to cool completely. Wrap well in clingfilm and tin foil (to prevent freezer burn) and freeze for up to 3 months.

Loosen the tin foil and clingfilm but leave to defrost in packaging at room temperature for several hours before serving. If you wish to serve the baked goods warm, place them on a baking sheet for 10 minutes in a moderate oven.

Add icing after the baked goods have fully defrosted and are at room temperature.

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