Chocolate Banana Bread (Quick Bread)

Last week I was looking for some fruits to buy back home at the supermarket and I ended up buying 10 ripe bananas which had been offered only S$1! My hubby and I eaten 4 and I let them getting ripest so I can store some in the freezer when I need to bake something about banana. What would I bake for the rest of very ripe bananas? I was hesitating to bake either muffins or quick bread. Then I realized that in my blog only have 1 post of quick bread, so I decided to put a new quick bread recipe in my blog.

I like banana bread but I made banana cupcakes last week and I was afraid that my hubby might be bored with simple banana cake or bread again. For this reason, I was surfing internet and I came across this blog http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/2009/05/double-chocolate-banana-bread.html (Thank you to The Sisters Cafe for your post). Her Double Chocolate Banana looks great and if you notice the comments ... everyone who tried this recipe were happy about the result. But for my modification to this quick bread, I did not put chocolate chips into the batter and I sprinkled chopped almonds on top. If you are looking for a new thing which is better than just a banana bread, this one can be a good option for your next baking.

Chocolate Banana Bread (Quick Bread)
*Modified from The Sisters Cafe*
Make 1 loaf

All purpose flour 1 1/2 cups
Baking soda 1 tsp.
Salt 1/2 tsp.
Cocoa power 1/2 cup
canola oil 1/3 cup
Eggs 2
Sugar 1 cup
Mashed banana 1 1/4 cups (approx. 3 ripe bananas)
Vanilla butter (flavoring) 1 tsp
Chopped almonds for topping
(Optional: semi sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup-fold into the batter

1. Prepare 1 loaf pan and grease with cooking spray
2. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in the bowl then set aside
3. Beat eggs, sugar and oil with medium speed till combined
4. Beat in mashed banana and vanilla butter with low speed then add flour into mixture and beat low speed till combine (Do not overmix)
5. Pour the batter into loaf pan and sprinkle with chopped almonds on top
6. Bake 175-180C for 55-60 mins