Chocolate Banana Pound Cake Recipes

BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 10-in. fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with 3 teaspoons sugar; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and the remaining 3 cups sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in bananas and extracts. Combine flour and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating just until combined., Pour into prepared pan (pan will be full). Bake at 325° until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 75-85 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, whisk glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cake. Store in the refrigerator. May be frozen for up to 1 month.

CHOCOLATE BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour bundt pan.
• Peel bananas and place in large mixing bowl. Mash completely.
• Add remaining ingredients. Blend with electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute, scraping sides of bowl frequently.
• Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping sides down again if necessary.
• Pour batter into pan. Bake for 38 to 40 minutes, or until tests done.
• Remove pan from oven and let sit for 20 minutes. Run sharp knife around edge of cake and invert it onto a rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream margarine with sugar and eggs.
• Mix in banana and vanilla.
• Mix flour with remaining dry ingredients.
• Add flour mixture to margarine mixture in 3 parts, alternately with sour milk.
• Begin and end with flour.
• Spread in 2 greased 8" cake pans.
• Bake in oven about 40 minutes.
• When cool, frost generously with chocolate butter frosting.

CHOCOLATE BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour two 9x5x3 loaf pans.
• Cream butter, eggs, sugars, bananas, buttermilk, vanilla and cinnamon.
• Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, baking cocoa and pecans.
• Add dry ingredients to creamed ingredients. Mix well.
• Add boiling water and stir rapidly for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into loaf pans.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips over tops of loaves. (if using chocolate chips).
• Return to oven for about 15 minutes or until toothpick comes clean when poked into center of loaf.
• Remove from oven and place on cooling rack.
• Take a spatula and spread melted chocolate chips in an even layer on top of loaves.
• Let cool and remove from pans.
• Warm to serve and enjoy!
• Note: This recipe will also make 48 small cupcakes with a baking time of 20 minutes, and chocolate frosting can be substitued for the chocolate chips.

GRILLED BANANA POUND CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Spray the inside of an angel food cake pan (easier to use) or fluted Bundt pan with nonstick spray. Lightly dust with sugar and set aside.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter with the sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing each one in completely before adding the next. Add the mashed banana and the vanilla and lemon extracts. Add the baking soda and beat until completely incorporated.
• Add a third of the flour to the wet mixture, beating it in completely. Then add a third of the sour cream, beating that in completely. Continue to alternate flour and sour cream until all of it is incorporated. Beat in the salt, then pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 70 to 90 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 5 minutes. Use a small metal spatula to carefully release the cake from the pan. Unmold the cake and let cool before slicing.
• For the chocolate sauce: Combine the cream, honey, brown sugar, cocoa powder and 1 cup of the chocolate chips in a saucepot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then add the salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce becomes completely smooth, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Off the heat, stir in the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips and the butter. Transfer to a jar and set aside until ready to serve.
• To serve: Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium high. Brush slices of the cake with some melted butter, and grill just until light grill marks appear, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to a serving platter. Drizzle with chocolate sauce and enjoy.

BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a bundt pan with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle tablespoon of sugar onto pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Once fluffy, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add mashed bananas and extracts.
• In a seperate bowl, mix together flour and baking soda.
• Add flour mixture alternatley with the sour cream to the butter mixture.
• Pour finished batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 75-85 minutes.
• Enjoy!