Do you remember the movie »Flatliners«? It’s from the 90s and one of the characters has one very memorable line… »Today is a good day to die«. Well… that movie has actually nothing to do with this delicious »Death by Chocolate« Banana Bread, but you can see the name implies you might die by chocolate when eating this banana bread. I know – makes no sense, but I needed an opening line for this blog post.
»Death by chocolate« is a term that is being used for many bakes lately. Cakes, cupcakes, muffins and much more. Of course, you’re not going to die when eating those things, but they tend to have loads and loads of chocolate inside. So does the banana bread here. Which is actually a good thing. More is more and when it comes to chocolate.
That said – I recommend to serve a glass of milk with the banana bread. Not because the bread is dry or anything like that. It’s quite the opposite actually. You need the milk because of all that chocolate. Make some chocolate milk in your mouth.
Here are some more recipes for you to try…
Fudgy Brownie Chocolate Pie
Easy Homemade Chocolate Truffles
Easy Chocolate Pound Cake
Easy Oreo Chocolate Cupcakes
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chunky Nutty Double Chocolate Cookies
No-Bake Toblerone Chocolate Cheesecake
Well… enough said. If you like chocolate and banana in combination and don’t mind it being a lot of chocolate – make that banana bread. You will love it! Oh and did I mention it’s done in no time at all? All you need is really nice ripe bananas – they are important for the flavor – same for all banana breads I guess.
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
3/4 cup (150g) sugar (fine)*
1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour*
1/2 cup (60g) cocoa powder*
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup (60ml) buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract*
3 ripe bananas, mashed
5.3 oz. (150g) semi-sweet chocolate* (61%), chopped
150g Zucker (fein)*
120g Butter, geschmolzen
1 Ei (L)
1 Eigelb (L)
130g Mehl (Type 405)*
60g Kakaopulver*
1 TL Natron
1/4 TL Salz
60ml Buttermilch
1 TL Vanille Extrakt*
3 Bananen, reif und zerquetscht
150g Zartbitterschokolade* (61%), gehackt
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a 23cm loaf tin* and grease lightly. Mash the bananas and set aside. Chop the chocolate and set it aside.
2. Add the sugar and melted butter to a large bowl and mix on high speed until creamy. Add the egg and egg yolk and mix until well combined. Mix the flour with cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add it together with the buttermilk and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix until just combined. Add the mashed bananas and chopped chocolate and mix in. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smooth out the top.
3. Bake the banana bread for about 55-60 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let it cool down in the pan for some time, then remove and let it cool down completely on a wire rack.
1. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Eine 23cm Kastenform* mit Backpapier auslegen und leicht einfetten. Die Bananen zerdrücken und zur Seite stellen. Die Schokolade hacken und zur Seite stellen.
2. Den Zucker mit der geschmolzenen Butter in eine große Schüssel geben und auf höchster Stufe hell und cremig aufschlagen. Das Ei und Eigelb dazugeben und gut unterrühren. Das Mehl mit dem Kakao, Natron und Salz vermischen. Zusammen mit der Buttermilch und dem Vanille Extrakt zur Schüssel dazugeben und alles nur kurz verrühren. Die zerdrückten Bananen und die gehackte Schokolade dazugeben und unterheben. In die vorbereitete Form füllen und glatt streichen.
3. Das Bananenbrot für etwa 55-60 Minuten backen – mit einem Holzspieß testen, ob noch Teig kleben bleibt und erst herausnehmen, wenn er sauber herauskommt. Aus dem Ofen nehmen und kurze Zeit in der Form abkühlen lassen, dann vorsichtig herauslösen und auf einem Kuchengitter auskühlen lassen.
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»Death by Chocolate« Banana Bread
- Prep Time: 00:25
- Cook Time: 01:00
- Total Time: 01:30
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Cakes
- Method: -
- Cuisine: United States
- Diet: Vegan
Description
A delicious chocolate banana bread for all the chocolate and banana lovers out there – you better serve some milk with that cake. We love it!
Ingredients
3/4 cup (150g) sugar (fine)*
1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour*
1/2 cup (60g) cocoa powder*
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup (60ml) buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract*
3 ripe bananas, mashed
5.3 oz. (150g) semi-sweet chocolate* (61%), chopped
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a 23cm loaf tin* and grease lightly. Mash the bananas and set aside. Chop the chocolate and set it aside.
2. Add the sugar and melted butter to a large bowl and mix on high speed until creamy. Add the egg and egg yolk and mix until well combined. Mix the flour with cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add it together with the buttermilk and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix until just combined. Add the mashed bananas and chopped chocolate and mix in. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smooth out the top.
3. Bake the banana bread for about 55-60 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let it cool down in the pan for some time, then remove and let it cool down completely on a wire rack.
Notes
Enjoy baking!
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Don’t know whether I’ll be able to post the imgur link to my recreation, but here it is!
https://i.imgur.com/IKVtDca.jpg
Loved the recipe so much. Definitely making this one again.
Hi Ante,
it looks very good! Glad you liked the recipe :)
Cheers,
Marc
I did die(with a smile on my face) and go to heaven yesterday when I tasted this chocolate banana loaf! It is incredibly moist and tender – I LOVE IT!
I think I’ll make another right now and stick it in the freezer. Cheers!
Hi,
After the scones, again, I prepared one of your recipes! This one!
It was easy to prepare and delicious. Made some changes like replacing butter with oil and the cake was still good and chocolaty.
You can take a look at it here: http://khadijaisinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2018/07/gateau-la-banane-et-au-chocolat-banana.html
Thanks for the sharing.
Khadija