Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

INGREDIENTS NEEDED:

• 4-large ripe bananas
• 1-cup sour cream
• 2- teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 4- large eggs, room temperature
• 1 ½  cups  white sugar
• 4- cups cake flour + 1 tablespoon for tray
• 1 cup of dark chocolate chips
• 1 cups of chopped pecans
• 2- teaspoon baking powder
• 2- teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 ¼ cup of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Spray with non-stick oil then sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of flour and pat until evenly coated.
3. In the bowl of your food processor, place the bananas, sour cream, and vanilla extract. Process just until mixed and smooth. Add the eggs and process until combined.
4. In the bowl combine the sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg  and ground cinnamon and mix well.
5. Add the softened butter, along with half the banana mixture, and beat on low speed just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
6.  Add the remaining banana mixture and half of the chocolate chips and beat on medium for 1 minute.
7. Pour the batter into floured pan, smoothing the top. Then sprinkle with the pecans and rest of chocolate chips.
8.  Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
9. Remove from oven and set aside to completely cool.
10. For garnish you can drizzle with chocolate syrup and extra pecans.

Butheina Al-nounou