Dessert for 12

Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Name: Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
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

$7.55for 465 minServes 12

This moist banana cake folds in chocolate morsels, bakes in a rectangular pan, and finishes with brown butter frosting.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 12 oz$0.45/oz typical	12 oz	$5.40Typical price
	Bananas, 0.45 lb$0.62/lb typical	0.45 lb	$0.29Typical price
	Buttermilk, 2.25 oz$0.05/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.11Typical price
	Butter, 14 oz$0.40/oz typical	14 oz	$5.60Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Heavy cream, 2.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.51Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$22.66

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

65 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.89 per serving$7.55 for 4

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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.

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