Banana Cake With Nuts And Chocolate

* 2 1 / 4 cups all-purpose flour

* 1 teaspoon baking powder

* 1 / 2 teaspoon salt

* 1 stick unsalted butter, softened, plus 2 tablespoons, melted and cooled

* 1 cup sugar, divided

active time: 30 min

total time: 2 1/2 hr

Ingredients

* 2 large eggs

* 1 1 / 4 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)

* 2 / 3 cup powdered milk plain yogurt

* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

* 1 (3-4 1/2- ounce) bar bittersweet chocolate 70% cacao, coarsely chopped

* 1 cup walnuts (3 ounces), toasted, cooled and coarsely chopped

* 1 / 2 teaspoon cinnamon

Method

Preheat oven to 375 ° F with rack in the middle. Grease a 9 inch square cake.

Mix together the flour, baking soda and salt.

Beat together softened butter (1 stick) and 3 / 4 cup sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, then add the eggs 1 at a time until well blended. Add bananas, yogurt and vanilla (mixture will look curdled).

With the mixer on low speed, add flour and stir until mixture just taken.

Stir in chocolate, nuts, cinnamon, melted butter and remaining 1 / 4 cup sugar in a small bowl. Spread half of banana cake batter in pan and sprinkle with half the chocolate mixture. Spread remaining batter evenly in the filling and sprinkle with remaining chocolate mixture on top.

Bake until cake is golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool in pan on rack 30 minutes, then turn on the rack and let cool completely, right side up.

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