Banana Chocolate Cake

I posted this on my own blog, but thought I would share here too.  It is sooo good!

Banana Chocolate Cake

2 Cups White Sugar
1-3/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
3/4 Cup Dark Cocoa Powder
1-1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1-1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2 Large Eggs
1 Cup Mashed Ripe Banana
1 Cup Warm Coffee (can substitute with water if you wish)
1/2 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
1-1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

In a medium bowl incorporate dry ingredients well.

In separate large bowl beat eggs, then add bananas, coffee, milk, oil, and vanilla....mix well.

Slowly add dry ingredients to wet until well combined. Batter will be rather thin.

Pour batter into greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool on wire rack. When completely cooled frost with favourite icing.

Enjoy!

Corrupt Martha

Nutella Cinnamon Brownies

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 3 tbsp dark cocoa
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet choc. chips
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup Nutella
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp hazelnut extract (optional - add 1/2 tsp more of vanilla if omitted)
• 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts
• chocolate chips for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 375. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, cinnamon and salt - incorporate well. Melt butter in saucepan, add choc. chips, stirring until melted. Beat together melted chocolate mixture and sugar for 2 mins. Beat Nutella, eggs, vanilla and hazelnut extract into batter until well combined. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture until combined. Pour into greased tinfoil lined baking pan. Sprinkle top with additional chocolate chips and hazelnuts. Bake at 375 for 23-25 mins. (NOTE: These do not have the texture of a normal brownie due to the Nutella.....don't be fooled and don't overbake)

Enjoy! Tracy (aka electracity)

Soft & Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients;

1 cup unsalted butter-soft
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 ½ cups oatmeal
2 cups chocolate chips

Method;

In a large bowl cream butter and sugars well. Add eggs, one at a time. Add milk and vanilla. Blend well.

In a separate bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add flour mixture to sugar mixer a little at a time. Blend well.

Stir in oatmeal and chocolate chips until incorporated.

Refrigerate batter for 20 minutes before baking.

Preheat oven to 350.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden. Do not over bake.

Yield: 5 dozen

Enjoy!

Tracy (aka: electracity)

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE

Ingredients
· 2 1/2 cups regular all-purpose flour, unsifted
· 1/2 cup cocoa
· 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
· 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 2 teaspoons cinnamon
· 3/4 cup soft butter
· 2 cups sugar
· 3 eggs
· 2 teaspoons vanilla
· 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
· 2 cups coarsely shredded zucchini
· 1/2 cup milk
· 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
· 1 cup chocolate chips (optional)

· Glaze (directions below)

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
1. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
2. With a mixer, beat together the butter and the sugar until they are smoothly blended. Add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture one at a time, beating well after each addition. With a spoon, stir in the vanilla, orange peel, and zucchini.
3. Alternately stir the dry ingredients and the milk into the zucchini mixture, including the nuts with the last addition.
4. Pour the batter into a greased and flour-dusted 10-inch tube pan or bundt pan. Bake in the oven for about 50-60 minutes (test at 45 minutes!) or until a wooden pick/knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes; turn out on wire rack to cool thoroughly.
5. Drizzle glaze over cake.

Glaze: Mix together 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 Tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Cut in thin slices to serve. Makes 10-12 servings.

This is an absolute "must make" recipe if you love zucchini and/or chocolate. Hubby loves it...so much so he's asked me to make another this weekend!

Enjoy!

Tracy (electracity)