4 oz Butter or margarine, 4 Eggs
— softened 2 c Flour
1 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Baking powder
2 lg Bananas, ripe, peeled 1 ts Baking soda
— mashed 1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 c Sour cream
— firmly packed Powdered sugar
1 ts Vanilla extract
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4 tb Butter, melted and cooled (1 cup)
1/2 c Brown sugar, packed 1 c Pecans, chopped
1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Allspice, ground
6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips,
Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts – ISBN 0-06-016537-5
Preparation Time: 1:20
1. Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, beat together butter and
granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until well
mixed, 1 to 2 mins. With mixer on low, beat in bananas, cocoa, and
vanilla until well blended. With mixer on medium, add eggs one at a
time, beating well after each addition.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat
into chocolate mixture alternately with sour cream just until
combined.
3. Spread one third of batter evenly in well-greased 12-cup bundt
pan. Top with half of Chocolate Streusel Filling. Carefully spread
half of remaining batter over filling. Top with remaining streusel,
then remaining batter, spreading evenly.
4. Bake 50 to 55 mins, or until a cake tester inserted in center
comes out clean. Let cool in pan 15 mins, then unmold onto rack and
let cool completely. Sift powdered sugar over top.
CHOCOLATE STREUSEL FILLING:
In a medium bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, flour, chocolate
chips, pecans and allspice. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Yields
12 servings