Name: Chocolate Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 medium to large overripe bananas, mashed

Ingredients

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1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 medium to large overripe bananas, mashed

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Instructions

Grease a 9″x5″ loaf pan and line with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350° F.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the softened butter and sugars together for a couple minutes until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating on low until incorporated after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mashed bananas and mix until combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold in with a spatula by hand until the mixture is combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for around 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Once baked, let the pan sit on a wire rack to cool. Once the loaf has cooled but is still a little warm, remove from the pan and let sit on the wire rack until completely cooled.