Chocolate-Banana Cake

• 2 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate
• 1 c. butter or margarine, softened
• 2 3/4 c. sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 c. all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 c. mashed banana
• 2/3 c. buttermilk
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 c. chopped pecans
• Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)

1. Place chocolate in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil.
2. Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts.
3. Set aside to cool.
4. Cream butter.
5. Gradually add sugar, beating well with an electric mixer.
6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, buttermilk and melted chocolate, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
8. Mix well after each addition.
9. Stir in vanilla and pecans.

unsweetened chocolate, butter, sugar, eggs, allpurpose, baking powder, baking soda, salt, banana, buttermilk, vanilla, pecans, chocolate frosting

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=519173 (may not work)