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A partially sliced loaf of chocolate banana buttermilk cake on a tea towel

Chocolate Banana Buttermilk Cake

By Sobeys
Published on March 12, 2024
We pared down the fat and calories while keeping all the chocolatey charm. Your family will love this recipe. Try it today!
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Time and servings

1 hr 5 minsTotal time
24Servings
5 minsPrep time
1 hrCooking time

Ingredients

  • 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 large) 500 mL
  • 2 tsp lemon juice 10 mL
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 625 mL
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder 125 mL
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 7 mL
  • 1/4 tsp salt 1 mL
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil 125 mL
  • 2 cups lightly packed brown sugar 500 mL
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract 15 mL
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 375 mL
  • 1/2 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips 125 mL
  • GLAZE: -1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 60 mL
  • 3 tbsp milk 45 mL

Directions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease and flour a 10-in. (25 cm) Bundt cake pan. In a small bowl, mix together banana and lemon juice. Set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat oil and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time and add vanilla. Blend in half the flour mixture and half the buttermilk, then mix in remaining flour and buttermilk. Fold in bananas and 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the chocolate chips. Spread into prepared pan.

  2. Step 2

    Bake until a skewer inserted into the thickest part of the cake comes out with only a few moist crumbs, about 55 min. Cool in pan, set on cooling rack, for 30 min. before turning out onto a cake plate.

  3. Step 3

    To make glaze, melt remaining 1/4 cup (60 mL) chocolate chips with milk in a small microwaveable bowl on HIGH for 1 min., then whisk together until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Serve warm or at room temperature.

  4. Step 4

    Naturally low in fat, buttermilk gives this cake a moist and tender crumb, while mashed bananas make a moist replacement for butter. *Add 30 min. cooling time to total cooking time to get total time of 105 min.