Banana Bread with a Chocolate Swirl

Mmmm Mmmm Mmm!  This bread is so moist, rich and decadent!  You're going to love it!

This is a perfect holiday gift!  Place in a cellophane bag and tie with a cute ribbon!  Change up the recipe you usually give for this one and everyone will love you!  

Banana Bread with a Chocolate Swirl

Makes 2 loaves 

What you'll need:

1 ½ cup sugar

¾ cup butter

3 eggs

1 ½ cup (3) soft bananas, smashed

1 ½ tsp vanilla

¾ cup buttermilk

3 cups flour

¾ tsp salt

1 ½ tsp baking powder

1 ½ tsp baking soda

6 oz. chocolate

1 tbsp. butter

What you'll do:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cream sugar, butter, and baking soda.

Add eggs and beat well; next add buttermilk, vanilla, flour, baking powder and salt.

Melt the chocolate and the tablespoon of butter in a double boiler.

Take about 1/4 of the batter, place in a separate bowl and mix in the melted chocolate.

In the other bowl mix in the bananas.

Pour about half the banana batter in the two loaf pans.  Spoon in the chocolate, then add the rest of the banana batter.  Top off with the rest of the chocolate batter.  Take a butter knife and swirl the batters.

Bake for 40 minutes or until you can pull a toothpick out clean.

Enjoy!

 

 

Comments

[Katrina]

This bread is beautiful!

[Leslie Sarna]

Thanks Katrina!