Description

Is it bread or is it cake? Does it matter? Use up those over ripe bananas to make this fudgy banana bread and your whole family will be in ecstasy! Have it for breakfast, as a snack or as a dessert!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 c. cocoa powder
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. baking powder
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/4 c. brown sugar
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 small bananas, mashed (about 1 1/3 c.)
• 1/2 c. chocolate chips
• topping:
• 1/4 c. half & half
• 2 T. brown sugar, packed
• 1 t. butter
• 1/2 t. vanilla
• 6 T. chocolate chips

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
2. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder in a large bowl. Set aside.
3. Cream butter and both sugars together until fluffy; stir in eggs and bananas. Add banana mixture and chocolate chips to flour mixture. Stir just until combined.