Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, cut in 1/4 chunks
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large bananas (very ripe)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup plain yogurt or 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

1. Process butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla for 2 minutes, scraping down bowl once or twice.
2. While machine is running, drop chunks of bananas through the feed tube. Process until blended ( I mash my bananas before hand).
3. Meanwhile, dissolve baking soda in yoghurt or sour cream. Let is stand for l to two minutes Yoghurt will nearly double in size, so use a 2 Celsius measuring cup.
4. Add to batter and process for 3 seconds.
5. Add flour and baking powder.
6. Process with 4 quick on/off turns, just until flour mixture disappears.
7. Add remaining ingredients.
8. Bake in 2 greased and floured 8 inches pans for 25-30 minutes at 350u0b0F
9. (I also use waxed paper on the bottom of the pans - just cut a circle for the bottom - it makes it easier to take the cake out ) or until cake tester come out clean.
10. Cool for 10 minute
11. Remove from pan.
12. Cool before icing.
13. Butter Icing.
14. ------------------.
15. 1/4 cup butter.
16. dash of salt.
17. 2 cups icing sugar.
18. 2-3 tablespoons hot milk or cream.
19. 1 teaspoons vanilla.
20. 2/3 cup cocoa plus 4 more tablespoons butter.
21. Combine all ingred. and process until smooth and blended Ice the cool cakes.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, bananas, baking soda, plain yogurt, baking powder, flour, chocolate chips, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-chocolate-chip-cake-296320 (may not work)