Banana-Chocolate Swirl Cake

Theres nothing compared when you get up in the morning you smell the aroma of fresh banana cake. This delicious banana cake is made ever better by the addition of chocolate. Although a store-bought cake is convenient and usually very good, a home-bake cake is so much better, perhaps because a little bit of the soul of the cook goes into it long with the other ingredients! If it doesn't come out looking absolutely perfect, it really doesn't matter- this just adds to its charm.

 BANANA-CHOCOLATE SWIRL CAKE

For the pan

2 tbsp. granulated sugar
⅓ cup chopped walnuts
2 tbsp. melted butter


Ingredients:             

9 oz. cups all -purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

 ¼ tsp. baking soda                              

¼ tsp. salt

6 oz. butter,room temperature

1 cup sugar

3 very ripe bananas (14 oz. unpeeled)

2 tsp. vanilla

3 large eggs

6 tbsp. buttermilk

4 oz. bittersweet chocolate,melted and cooled

* For pan, mix 2 tbsp.sugar and walnuts, coat pan with butter
  then sprinkle with nut mixture set aside.
* Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until well 
  blended. Set aside

* Beat butter and sugar, add bananas and vanilla until smooth. Add 
  eggs one at the time beat until just incorporated. Add flour 
  mixture and buttermilk stirring until just blended spoon, half 
  the batter into bowl and gently stir in melted chocolate until 
  just combine. With a large spoon alternately add a scoopful of 
  each batter to the pan until all the batter is used. gently run a 
  knife or tip of spatula through the batter one clockwise and once
  counter clockwise to slightly swirl the batter. gently tap the pan 
  on the counter to settle the ingredients. 

* Preheat oven 350ºF. bake for 40 mins, or until the pick come 
  out clean.

How to melt chocolate

Chop first - Chopping chocolate  helps it melt more quickly and 

evenly. Because white and milk chocolate are delicate and scorch 

easily, it's best to chop them finely to melt them with minimal heat. 

Dark chocolate is more forgiving, so chop into coarse, almond size

pieces.

Skip the double boiler, use a skillet instead -  Most direction for 

melting chocolate suggest using double boiler but for me it is 

easier and safer to use skillet than  double boiler. Just add water

into skillet and bring it to boil in medium heat then, bring bowl 

of chopped chocolate right into skillet.

Stir the chocolate - Occasionally stir the chocolate as well as any 

other ingredients you're directed to melt along with it, like butter

until melted and smooth. remove the bowl from the skillet, wipe 

the bottom of the bowl and let the melted chocolate cool slightly 

(unless otherwise directed) before using it.