Marbled Banana Bread/Muffins
- 12 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 12 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 12 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 medium bananas, overripe and mashed (about 1 cup)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt (low fat is fine)
- 14 cup cocoa powder, sifted
- Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a 12-cup bundt pan (12-inch diameter).
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light.
- Beat in the eggs one by one, waiting until each has been incorporated to add the next.
- Beat in vanilla extract and mashed bananas.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mix and stir to combine.
- Add in the yogurt, followed by the remaining flour mixture.
- Remove 1 1/2 cups of batter into a small bowl and stir in cocoa powder.
- Pour 2/3 of the plain batter into the prepared bundt pan, top with cocoa batter and spoon the rest of the plain batter on top.
- Run a knife through the batter gently to swirl.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean and the top springs back when lightly pressed.
- Turn cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
- Serve plain, or dusted with powdered sugar.
- To make muffins, follow steps above filling 2 lined muffin pans.
- Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, or until they test done.
butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, bananas, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla yogurt, cocoa powder
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/marbled-banana-bread-muffins-408882 (may not work)