If you happen to have four ripe bananas, chocolate chips and cocoa powder, you're only minutes away from a velvety, warm, chocolate-chip-melty treat. A couple eager helpers will only add to the experience. I recommend serving this banana bread WARM and slathered with Nutella.
1/2cupbuttermilk or 1/2 cup milk with 1/2 tsp white vinegar
1cupchocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 1 standard sized loaf pan by rubbing shortening throughout the inside and dusting it with flour.
Puree the bananas by mashing with a potato masher, or by ‘mixing’ in the bowl of your heavy-duty mixer (with the paddle attachment). It’s okay if they are not perfectly smooth.
Add the sugar and mix again. Add the butter and cream until smooth. Add the vanilla and give it just a few more turns.
In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Mix until combined.
Add the flour mixture to the banana/butter mixture. Mix gently, then add the buttermilk.
When a smooth batter has formed, add the chocolate chips and mix until incorporated.
Turn the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 30-45 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan. Turn the cake out of the pan when it is almost completely cooled. Slice into thick slices and serve as-is or topped with Nutella.