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Chocolate & Banana Tea Loaf

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4 Reviews

Total Time
1h 25m
Prep Time
25m
Bake Time
1h
Makes 1
Makes 1
easy
Easy

About the bake

This chocolate and banana treat is a delicious twist on a traditional tea loaf.

If you enjoyed this recipe, try out our banana cheesecake.

9 ingredients5 steps
  • Vegetarian

Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan, gas mark 5). Line a 900g (2lb) loaf tin with baking paper.

  2. Step 2

    Mix the flour, golden granulated sugar, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder in a bowl.

  3. Step 3

    In a seperate bowl mix the butter, eggs, bananas and chocolate together.

  4. Step 4

    Fold the banana mixture well into the dry ingredients and place the mixture into the prepared loaf tin.

  5. Step 5

    Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Cool in the tin and serve sliced.

Ingredients

  • For The Loaf

    • 175gPlain wholemeal flour 
    • 150gBillington's unrefined golden granulated sugar 
    • 25gCocoa powder 
    • 1 tspBicarbonate of soda 
    • 1 tspBaking powder 
    • 115gButter (salted) (melted) 
    • 2Egg(s) (free range) (lightly beaten) 
    • 275gBanana(s) (very ripe, mashed) 
    • 100gDark chocolate (cut into small chunks) 

Nutritional information per 85g serving

  • Energy 305cal
  • Fat 14g
  • of which Saturates 8.3g
  • Carbohydrates 38g
  • of which Sugars 26g
  • Protein 4.9g
  • Salt 0.55g

4 Baker Ratings

Great quick and tasty recipe to use up bananas the kids have insisted on liking then not eating!! The cake is far more popular and doesn't last as long as the bananas!!

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