Dessert for 12
Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
This moist banana cake folds in chocolate morsels, bakes in a rectangular pan, and finishes with brown butter frosting.
Typical price
$7.55for 4 servings
$1.89 per serving$7.55 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 12 oz | $5.40Typical price |
| Bananas$0.62/lb typical | 0.45 lb | $0.29Typical price |
| Buttermilk$0.05/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.11Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 14 oz | $5.60Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.51Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $22.66 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 12 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 1/2 tbsp heavy cream
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat 2 sticks of butter and the sugar, then add the eggs, bananas, buttermilk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
- Stir in the dry mixture and chocolate morsels, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Brown the remaining 12 tablespoons butter in a saucepan, then cool it for 10 minutes.
- Beat the browned butter with the confectioners' sugar, remaining vanilla, and cream, then frost the cooled cake.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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