Marbled chocolate & banana loaf
8
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 15 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 1 hr • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy
This is a lovely, moist banana cake that gives you a hit of chocolate at the same time.
Ingredients
Calorie controlled cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Cocoa Powder
25 g
Banana
450 g
Egg, whole, raw
2 medium, raw
Vanilla Extract
0.5 teaspoon(s), level
White Self Raising Flour
225 g
Low Fat Spread
110 g
Light Brown Sugar
110 g
Instructions
1
Line a 900g loaf tin with baking paper. Dissolve the cocoa powder in 4 tablespoons of boiling water and set aside to cool. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4.
2
In a small bowl, mix the bananas, eggs and vanilla. Sift the flour into a separate bowl and rub in the spread with your fingers. Stir in the sugar and the banana mixture. Put a third of the mixture in the small bowl and stir in the cocoa mixture.
3
Put random dollops of each cake mixture in the tin until you’ve used all the mixture, then swirl with a knife to create a marbled effect.
4
Bake for 50-60 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
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