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Banana Chocolate Chip Loaf Recipe

A deliciously moist banana cake with chocolate chips, topped with creamy vanilla buttercream. Perfect for an afternoon tea or dessert!
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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:34 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes
Keyword: Banana and Chocolate Chip Loaf, Banana Bread Recipe, Banana Chocolate Chip Bread UK, Banana Loaf Chocolate Chips, Cake Recipes, Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
Servings: 10

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Banana Cake

  • 2 over ripe bananas
  • 120 grams Stork or unsalted butter
  • 100 grams light brown sugar
  • 200 grams self raising flour
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 75 grams milk chocolate chips

For the Buttercream

  • 125 grams unsalted butter
  • 250 grams icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 handful chocolate chips to decorate

Instructions

To Make the Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 175ºC. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin.
  • In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer (or large bowl, if you don't have a stand mixer), cream together the stork/butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the bananas. Crack the eggs in another bowl or jug and add them to the mix, one by one. Mix until well incorporated.
  • Add the flour and the mixed spice and mix until just incorporated - don't overmix.
  • Add the chocolate chips and put in the oven. Bake the cake for 35-40 minutes, checking after 30 minutes to make sure it's not too brown on top. If it starts to brown too much, pop some foil over the top of it to protect it. You'll know when the cake is cooked as a skewer will come out clean.
  • When the cake is cooked, remove from the oven and leave to cool in its tin for 5-10 minutes. Turn out from the tin and leave to cool completely on a wire rack before covering in buttercream.

To Make the Buttercream

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer (or a large bowl if you want to use a hand mixer) put the butter and icing sugar. Mix on a slow speed to start with (otherwise you'll end up with a cloud of icing sugar everywhere) then gradually increase the speed until it's all mixed together.
  • Add the vanilla extract and mix through.
  • Using a palette knife, apply the buttercream to the top of the cooled cake. If the cake isn't cool, the buttercream will melt into the cake or run off the sides! Sprinkle some chocolate chips over the top, and get some plates ready!