Description
Muscovado sugar elevates this banana, chocolate chip & muscovado cake to sublime heights of flavor. Rich notes of caramel and deep sweetness complement the moist banana crumb, creating an irresistible dessert you’ll want to savor slowly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 bananas (ripe)
- 125 g / 4.4 oz chocolate chips (dark or milk)
- 100 g / 3.5 oz whole eggs (about 2 eggs)
- 225 g / 8 oz flour
- 5 g / 0.2 oz baking powder
- 120 g / 4.2 oz muscovado sugar
- 50 g / 1.8 oz brown sugar
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 115 g / 4 oz soft butter
- 1 tsp liquid vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Set the oven to 160°C (320°F), creating an optimal environment for cake baking.
- Sugar Fusion: Cream butter with muscovado, brown sugar, and vanilla sugar until light and fluffy, developing a rich base for the cake.
- Liquid Integration: Whisk in vanilla and eggs methodically, ensuring a smooth, well-emulsified batter that promises tenderness.
- Banana Transformation: Mash bananas into a rustic puree and fold gently into the butter mixture, infusing natural sweetness and moisture.
- Dry Ingredient Symphony: Combine flour, baking powder, and chocolate chips, then delicately incorporate into the banana batter, mixing minimally to preserve the cake’s tender crumb.
- Pan Preparation: Grease a loaf pan or line with parchment paper, then pour the batter and create a center line using an oil-dipped knife to promote even rising.
- Baking Precision: Bake for 50-55 minutes, verifying doneness with a clean knife test, which indicates perfect internal texture.
- Moisture Enhancement: Optional – brush with a quick sugar syrup while hot, intensifying the cake’s richness and preventing dryness.
- Chocolate Finale: Drizzle melted chocolate in an artistic zigzag pattern, adding a luxurious visual and flavor dimension to the finished cake.
- Serving Suggestion: Cool completely or serve warm, allowing the chocolate chips to provide delightful molten pockets of indulgence.
Notes
- Ripeness Matters: Use overripe bananas with dark brown spots for maximum natural sweetness and deeper flavor profile.
- Sugar Selection: Muscovado sugar provides rich caramel undertones, enhancing the cake’s depth compared to regular granulated sugar.
- Mixing Technique: Avoid overmixing batter after adding flour to prevent developing tough gluten strands that can make cake dense.
- Chocolate Distribution: Lightly coat chocolate chips in flour before adding to prevent sinking, ensuring even chocolate spread throughout cake.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 49 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg