the sweet & bitter notes of this cocoa banana cake will be the perfect ingredient to invigorate you this Monday morning!
(serves 8 & takes 45 minutes)
ingredients
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp sea salt
2 ripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ your favorite milk
3 tbsp canola oil
3 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 cup dark chocolate, chopped (this is the best)
procedure
1. preheat oven to 350ºF. in a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (not walnuts & dark chocolate). in a medium bowl, combine wet ingredients. mix wet ingredients into dry. fold in walnuts & dark chocolate.
2. pour batter into parchment-lined loaf pan. bake 35 minutes. dust with cocoa powder.