Ingredients
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1 cup butter (room temperature)
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2 large eggs
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1 cup sugar
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1 cup brown sugar
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4 bananas (mashed)
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1/3 cup buttermilk
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3 tablespoons vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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2 1/2 cups flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/3 cup baking cocoa
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1 cup boiling water
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1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
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1 cup pecan pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour two 9x5x3 loaf pans.
- Cream butter, eggs, sugars, bananas, buttermilk, vanilla and cinnamon.
- Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, baking cocoa and pecans.
- Add dry ingredients to creamed ingredients. Mix well.
- Add boiling water and stir rapidly for 2 minutes.
- Pour batter into loaf pans.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips over tops of loaves. (if using chocolate chips).
- Return to oven for about 15 minutes or until toothpick comes clean when poked into center of loaf.
- Remove from oven and place on cooling rack.
- Take a spatula and spread melted chocolate chips in an even layer on top of loaves.
- Let cool and remove from pans.
- Warm to serve and enjoy!
- Note: This recipe will also make 48 small cupcakes with a baking time of 20 minutes, and chocolate frosting can be substitued for the chocolate chips.